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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | winter | 1993 | 3 individuals | B2 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | passage | 1993 | 66 individuals | A1, B2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | 100 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sun Farms, Sohar (Oman). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sun-farms-sohar-iba-oman on 23/11/2024.