Jiddah south corniche and port (Saudi Arabia) IBA | Details

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Jiddah south corniche and port

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter (1992)	255–277 birds	A4i, B1i
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath	LC	winter (1992)	1 birds	B1i
Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis	LC	winter (1992)	294–440 birds	B1i
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	winter (1992)	381–412 birds	B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter (1992)	2,230–5,475 birds	A4i, B1i
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	non-breeding (1992)	11 birds	B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	winter (1992)	79–137 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter (1992)	104–137 birds	B1i

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	very high	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jiddah south corniche and port (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jiddah-south-corniche-and-port-iba-saudi-arabia on 25/12/2024.