Key Biodiversity Areas

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Khor Al Jazirah (8314)
United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPhalacrocorax nigrogularisSocotra CormorantVU2017A1b, B1, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesXenus cinereusTerek SandpiperLR/lc1994link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Khor Al Jazirah. 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 Jan 17, 2026.