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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1994 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
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	resident (1993)	110–200 pairs	B3
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	LC	breeding (1993)	6,800–9,300 pairs	A4i, B1i
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (1993)	70–135 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	breeding (1993)	580–1,125 pairs	B3
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor	VU	breeding (1985)	27–35 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Al Diymaniyat Islands Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Desert	minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Daymaniyat Islands (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/daymaniyat-islands-iba-oman on 23/12/2024.