Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris | NT | resident | 1977 | 1 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii | LC | passage | 1977 | 510 individuals | B3 |
| Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi | LC | breeding | 1977 | present | B3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
| agriculture | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hormoz island (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hormoz-island-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.