Shuqaiq mangrove (Saudi Arabia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Shuqaiq mangrove

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	non-breeding	1993	45 individuals	A1, B2
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris	LC	resident	1993	2-5 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	‘Asir National Park	متنزه وطني	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shuqaiq mangrove (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shuqaiq-mangrove-iba-saudi-arabia on 22/11/2024.