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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
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris	LC	resident (1993)	3–5 pairs	B2

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Subtropical & tropical mangrove
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khawr 'Amiq (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khawr-amiq-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/12/2024.