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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
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	passage	1991	500 individuals	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1991	1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	1988-1992	330-731 individuals	B1i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	passage	1991	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	winter	1988-1992	233-824 individuals	B1i
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	VU	passage	1991	800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	1988-1992	616-1,586 individuals	B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage	1991	3,000 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 (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	500	18	individuals	4	very unfavourable
Dunlin Calidris alpina	1,586	220	individuals	14	very unfavourable
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	3,000	262	individuals	9	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Ras Sand Mangrove	Reserve	4
1997	Tubli Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2006	Tubli Bay National Park	National Park	100
2006	Tubli Bay	Marine Protected Area	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		81
Marine Neritic		15
Forest	Subtropical & tropical mangrove	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	40
urban/industrial/transport	40
tourism/recreation	30
agriculture	20
energy production and mining	15
nature conservation and research	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tubli Bay (Bahrain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tubli-bay-iba-bahrain on 23/11/2024.