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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	passage (1993)	15 individuals	B3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	100

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Empty Quarter (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/empty-quarter-iba-oman on 09/01/2025.