Khor Al Beidah

Khor al-Beida is a tidal wetland in the Emirate of Umm al Quwain. It hosts several species of crabs, mollusks and wintering shorebirds.[1] The fragile ecosystem is under threat from illegal felling of Mangroves and real estate development.

Khor Bidah wetland

Birdlife International[2] and The UAE Ministry of Climate Change & Environment have listed Khor al Beidah as an Important Bird Area (IBA).[3]

More than 420 different species have been recorded in this region and the region is largely left unprotected[4]

Khor Al Beidah
Khor Al Beidah
Khor Al Beidah
Location of Khor Al Beidah Wetland

Bird species

References
  1. "Umm Al Quwain mangroves illegally cut down by 'camel farm labourers'". The National. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  3. "Important Bird Areas in the UAE (IBA)".
  4. "Sustainable development must not endanger birds". The National. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. "BirdLife Data Zone".
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