Bu Tinah


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2017 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis VU breeding (2005–2017) 8,000–11,000 pairs A1, A4, B3a
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis VU non-breeding (2005–2017) 30,000–40,000 birds A1, A4, B3a
Charadrius mongolus NR winter (1994) 1,500 birds B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a non-breeding (2005–2017) 30,000–40,000 birds B3b

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2017. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 good low high
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis 8,000 / 1,100 (pairs) 100 good
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis 20,000 / 30,000 (birds) 67 not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
No known threats happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented high

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2007 Marawah UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Forest minor (<10) Subtropical & tropical mangrove

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bu Tinah (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bu-tinah-iba-united-arab-emirates on 25/12/2024.