Key Biodiversity Areas

Nakhilu, Morghu and Ummal Karam islands (8155)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesSterna anaethetusBridled TernLR/lc1994D1alink-icon
AvesSterna bengalensisLesser Crested TernLR/lc1994D1alink-icon
AvesDromas ardeolaCrab-ploverLR/lc1994D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesSterna repressaWhite-cheeked TernLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesSterna saundersiSaunders's TernLR/lc1994link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Nakhilu, Morghu and Ummal Karam islands. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.