Current view: Text account
Site description (1994 baseline):
Site location and context
A 12-km stretch of flat coastline from Quriyat south-east to Daghmar, bounded by rocky hills and backed by sabkha with sand-dunes. About five khawrs are scattered along the coarse-sand beach, of which the one on the north side of Quriyat is the largest and has the most extensive mangrove
Avicennia. The khawr immediately to the south of Quriyat has the most extensive mudflats.
See box for key species. Other breeding species include
Vanellus indicus (5–10 pairs). A total of 181 species has been recorded.
Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals: Gazella gazella (V).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The town of Quriyat is developing and expanding rapidly, potentially threatening the integrity of the site. There is potential for conservation education, tourism and research at the khawrs next to Quriyat, given the site's proximity to Muscat. The southernmost khawr, Khuwayr, is part of the proposed Wadi Hawir National Nature Reserve (3,300 ha), but the most important khawrs around Quriyat and the rest of the coastline are not proposed as parts of Nature Conservation Areas.
Data-sheet compiled by Simon Albrecht; summary bird data supplied by Oman Bird Records Committee (per Jens Eriksen).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quriyat - Daghmar (Oman). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quriyat--daghmar-iba-oman on 23/11/2024.
