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Site description (1994 baseline):

A small, isolated island rising abruptly from the sea to 98 m, 6 km due east of the village of Nafun on the mainland. The island is uninhabited and now unused by man, although guano used to be extracted.

See box for key species. Phaethon aethereus breeds (probably at least 7 pairs).

Non-bird biodiversity: Invertebrates: the seabird tick Ornithodoros muesebecki occurs (endemic to islands of eastern Arabia).

No problems or threats are known. The site is a proposed National Nature Reserve.

Information compiled by M. I. Evans.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hamr an Nafur (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hamr-an-nafur-iba-oman on 25/12/2024.