Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris | NT | resident (1977) | 1 pairs | B3 |
| Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii | LC | passage (1977) | 510 birds | B3 |
| Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi | LC | breeding (1977) | present | B3 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| 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 24/12/2024.