Data Zone
Country/territory: Oman
IBA criteria met: A1, B2 (1994)
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Area: 100 hectares (1.00 km2)
Site description (1994 baseline)
Two rather deep and narrow tidal inlets at the mouth of Wadi Adai, within the city of Muscat, with well-developed mangrove Avicennia and large, sandy expanses of salt-tolerant bushes in between. There is a rocky cliff on the east side.
Key biodiversity
See box for key species. Fair numbers of waterbirds occur on passage and during winter, including Ardea purpurea (70, September). At least 172 species have been recorded.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Acknowledgements
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: Qurm Nature Reserve (Oman). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/qurm-nature-reserve-iba-oman on 24/12/2024.