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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
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (1993)	uncommon	B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1993)	600 birds	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter (1993)	980 birds	A4i, B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage (1993)	540 birds	A4i, B1i

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	major (>10)
Desert	major (>10)
Savanna	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Makkah waste-water stream (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/makkah-waste-water-stream-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/12/2024.