Key Biodiversity Areas

Al-Wajh Bank (8263)
Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesFalco concolorSooty FalconLR/lc1994A1b, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLarus hemprichiiSooty GullLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesDromas ardeolaCrab-ploverLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesLarus leucophthalmusWhite-eyed GullT1994link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Al-Wajh Bank. 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 17, 2025.