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Wadi Darbat


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala LC resident (1993) common B3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT winter (1993) 17 birds B1i, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU winter (1993) 6 birds B2
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena LC resident (1993) uncommon B3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides LC resident (1993) common B3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10)
Forest minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland) minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Darbat (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-darbat-iba-oman on 23/12/2024.