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Site description (1994 baseline):
Site location and context
An uninhabited, low, sandy island with sparse, salt-tolerant vegetation, mainly
Salsola. The island is surrounded by intertidal sandflats on the south and east sides and a coral shelf elsewhere.
See box for key species. At least 30 pairs of
Egretta gularis also breed.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The National Avian Research Center is to submit a proposal for protection of the site. There is some collection of the eggs of
Sterna anaethetus and
Egretta gularis by visitors, and a risk of accidental damage to the burrows of
Dromas ardeola (whose eggs appear not to be taken by humans).
Data-sheet compiled by S. J. Aspinall.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Umm Amim (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/umm-amim-iba-united-arab-emirates on 23/12/2024.
