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Khawr Shinas and Khawr Liwa


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
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus LC winter (1993) 2,500 birds A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans LC winter (1993) 930 birds B1i
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris LC non-breeding (1993) 1 birds B2

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland minor (<10)
tourism/recreation minor (<10)


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.