Current view: Text account
Site description (2017 baseline):
Site location and context
It is a large nearshore island near Mirfa with extensive inter-tidal mudflats.
Important area for waterbirds like Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Lesser Sand Plover, Kentish Plover and Western Reef Heron.
Other biodiversity: Dugongs, dolphins and occasional Hawksbill Turtle.
Part of the island has been used for habitation.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Disturbance, trespassing.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Marawah Marine Biosphere Reserve.
Data-sheet compiled by: Shahid Bashir Khan, Dr Salim Javed, Shakeel Ahmed (EAD).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marawah Island (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marawah-island-iba-united-arab-emirates on 23/12/2024.
