SD003
Khor Arba'at


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi LC resident (1999) present A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus LC resident (1999) present A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii LC resident (1999) present A3
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor VU breeding (1999) present A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes LC resident (1999) present A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti LC resident (1999) present A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta LC resident (1999) present A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva LC resident (1999) present A3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha LC resident (1999) present A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura LC resident (1999) present A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga LC resident (1999) present A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 97
Grassland 2

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khor Arba'at (Sudan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khor-arbaat-iba-sudan on 23/12/2024.