Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus | LC | non-breeding | 1993 | 1,000 individuals | B1ii, B2 |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | NT | winter | 1988-1992 | 144-471 individuals | B1i |
| Charadrius mongolus | NR | winter | 1988-1992 | 186-335 individuals | B1i |
| Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus | LC | passage | 1993 | 10,000 individuals | B1i |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | winter | 1989-1992 | 1,459-4,700 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | winter | 1988-1992 | 792-3,500 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus | LC | winter | 1988-1992 | 457-1,015 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii | LC | winter | 1988-1992 | 854-2,686 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | LC | winter | 1989-1992 | 1,849-2,679 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans | LC | winter | 1989-1992 | 3,697-5,359 individuals | B1i |
| Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi | LC | passage | 1993 | 400 individuals | A4i, B1i, B3 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter | 1988-1992 | 939-2,403 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii | LC | winter | 1988-1992 | 468-1,200 individuals | B1i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ra's Al Hadd | Nature Reserve | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ras al Hadd (Oman). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ras-al-hadd-iba-oman on 23/11/2024.