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Sun Farms, Sohar


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
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.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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.