Mushrif Park (United Arab Emirates) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Mushrif Park

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	resident	1994-2017	1-3 breeding pairs	B2a
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident	1994-2017	5-10 breeding pairs	B2a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2017) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	near favourable	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	poor

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Mushrif National Park (and Buffer zone)	National Park	-
-	Mushrif	National Park	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Hot	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60
tourism/recreation	40

Land ownership

The land is managed by the Public Park and Horticulture Department of Dubai Municipality.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mushrif Park (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mushrif-park-iba-united-arab-emirates on 23/11/2024.