Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | VU | breeding (2005–2017) | 2,500–11,000 pairs | A1, A4, B3a |
| Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi | LC | breeding (2005–2017) | 3–8 pairs | B2a |
| White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa | LC | breeding (2005–2017) | 400–2,200 pairs | A4, B2a, B3a |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2017. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | good | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | 6,750 / 200 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus | 1,300 / 2,750 (pairs) | 48 | not assessed | ||
| Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi | 8 / 24 (pairs) | 34 | not assessed | ||
| White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa | 2,200 / 2,250 (pairs) | 98 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | minor (<10) |
| tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sir Bani Yas Islands (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sir-bani-yas-islands-iba-united-arab-emirates on 23/12/2024.