Malaki dam (Saudi Arabia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Malaki dam

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1990-1992	45-83 individuals	A1, B1i, B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	winter	1990-1992	281-342 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	1990-1992	76-84 individuals	B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1993	1,000-3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	winter	1990-1992	869-986 individuals	B1i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	winter	1990-1992	1,771-2,922 individuals	B1i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	1992	4 individuals	B2
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar	LC	resident	1993	present	B2
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident	1993	300 individuals	B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident	1993	common	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	low	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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	Not assessed	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Savanna		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malaki dam (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malaki-dam-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/11/2024.