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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
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	breeding (1991)	2,000–3,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Desert	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

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
Desert	63	Hot
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100
military	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South-west Coast (Bahrain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-west-coast-iba-bahrain on 23/12/2024.