Data Zone
Country/territory: Oman
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2 (1994)
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Area: 4,400 hectares (44.00 km2)
Site description (1994 baseline)
Two extensive tidal inlets on the northern Batinah coast, which support extensive mangrove Avicennia, and are near the towns of Shinas and Liwa respectively.
Key biodiversity
See box for key species. The endangered subspecies Todirhamphus chloris kalbaensis occurs irregularly in the mangrove as a non-breeder. Hippolais rama probably breeds. Roosting Larus ichthyaetus (max. 103), L. ridibundus and L. cachinnans/L. argentatus occur at the khawrs and on nearby beaches in winter. A total of 118 species has been recorded.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by Simon Albrecht; summary bird data supplied by Oman Bird Records Committee (per Jens Eriksen).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khawr Shinas and Khawr Liwa (Oman). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khawr-shinas-and-khawr-liwa-iba-oman on 23/12/2024.