Turaif-Qurayyat


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2023 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
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis EN passage (2022) 97–277 birds A1
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo LC passage (2022) min 52,080 birds A4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert major (>10) Hot


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Turaif-Qurayyat (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/turaif-qurayyat-iba-saudi-arabia on 27/12/2024.