Jiddah south corniche and port (Saudi Arabia)

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Jiddah south corniche and port

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

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	negligible
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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.