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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
Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis	LC	non-breeding	1995-2015	130-200 individuals	B3a
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	VU	non-breeding	2001-2015	55,000-120,000 individuals	A1, A4, B3a
Charadrius mongolus	NR	non-breeding	1995-2015	950-2,500 individuals	B3a
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter	1995-2002	1,400-1,820 individuals	B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2001-2015	55,000-120,000 individuals	B3b

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	7,742	3,176	individuals	42	unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Intertidal	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Desert	Hot	minor (<10)
Forest	Subtropical & tropical mangrove	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khor Al Jazirah (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khor-al-jazirah-iba-united-arab-emirates on 23/11/2024.