Key Biodiversity Areas

Al-Mukha - Al-Khawkhah (8390)
Yemen, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesNumenius tenuirostrisSlender-billed CurlewCR2014D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPuffinus lherminieriLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesDromas ardeolaCrab-ploverLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesSterna repressaWhite-cheeked TernLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesLarus leucophthalmusWhite-eyed GullT1994link-icon
AvesSterna saundersiSaunders's TernLR/lc1994link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Al-Mukha - Al-Khawkhah. 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 16, 2025.