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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (1993)	16 birds	B1i, B2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage (1993)	2 birds	B2
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	VU	non-breeding (1993)	2,000 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	non-breeding (1993)	1,300 birds	A4i, B1i, B3
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	non-breeding (1993)	30 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	passage (1993)	600 birds	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (1993)	present	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Khawr Al Baleed	Reserve (IV)	-

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

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khawr ad Dahariz (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khawr-ad-dahariz-iba-oman on 23/12/2024.