The site was identified as important in 2017 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 |
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Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis | LC | non-breeding | 2010-2015 | 210-310 individuals | B3a |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | non-breeding | 2010-2015 | 1,000-2,000 individuals | B3a |
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii | LC | passage | 2010-2015 | 850-2,000 individuals | B3a |
Charadrius mongolus | NR | winter | 2010-2015 | 1,700-4,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris | EN | winter | 2010-2015 | 60-88 individuals | B3a |
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola | LC | winter | 2010-2015 | 350-450 individuals | B2a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2017) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2017. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2017 | near favourable | high | negligible |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | poor |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis | 170 | 210 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | 250 | 1,500 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Charadrius mongolus | 800 | 1,700 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | 800 | 150 | individuals | 19 | not assessed |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | 1,000 | 900 | individuals | 90 | near favourable |
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris | 50 | 58 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola | 500 | 400 | individuals | 80 | near favourable |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 2,800 | 2,750 | individuals | 99 | favourable |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Marine Intertidal | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Residential and commercial development | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Transportation and service corridors | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
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Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
Desert | Hot | minor (<10) |
Forest | Subtropical & tropical mangrove | minor (<10) |
Marine Neritic | minor (<10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
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fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khor Al Beidah (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khor-al-beidah-iba-united-arab-emirates on 22/11/2024.