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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
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1988-1990	212-360 individuals	B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	winter	1988-1990	112-320 individuals	B3
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter	1988-1990	950-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i

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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Sulaibikhat Marine Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	30
1988	Sulaibikhat Gulf Beach (Al-Doha) Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	<1
2002	Al-Sulaibikhat Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sulaibikhat Bay (Kuwait). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sulaibikhat-bay-iba-kuwait on 23/11/2024.