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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage (1993)	2 birds	B2
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	winter (1993)	670 birds	B1i
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage (1993)	1,000 birds	A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	The Khawrs of the Salalah Coast	Reserve (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salalah Bird Sanctuary (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salalah-bird-sanctuary-iba-oman on 24/12/2024.