TY - JOUR
T1 - Breeding distribution and conservation of the Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) in Saudi Arabia (Aves: Charadriiformes)
AU - Almalki, Mohammed
AU - Alrashidi, Monif
AU - Shobrak, Mohammed
AU - Székely, Tamás
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - We surveyed the population of the Crab Plover, a species which is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, in 2011, 2012 and 2013 in coastal and offshore areas of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, and compared the data with a survey carried out in 1996. We found two new colonies which comprise together about 539 pairs. Altogether 1380 pairs of Crab Plover breed in the Red Sea of Saudi Arabia in five colonies, representing approximately 35% of the Arabian breeding population. Major threats to the Crab Plover are human disturbance, egg collection, and introduced animals (e.g. cats, rats and snakes) that may feed upon eggs and chicks.
AB - We surveyed the population of the Crab Plover, a species which is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, in 2011, 2012 and 2013 in coastal and offshore areas of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, and compared the data with a survey carried out in 1996. We found two new colonies which comprise together about 539 pairs. Altogether 1380 pairs of Crab Plover breed in the Red Sea of Saudi Arabia in five colonies, representing approximately 35% of the Arabian breeding population. Major threats to the Crab Plover are human disturbance, egg collection, and introduced animals (e.g. cats, rats and snakes) that may feed upon eggs and chicks.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897590295&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2014.892300
U2 - 10.1080/09397140.2014.892300
DO - 10.1080/09397140.2014.892300
M3 - Article
SN - 0939-7140
VL - 60
SP - 6
EP - 12
JO - Zoology in the Middle East
JF - Zoology in the Middle East
IS - 1
ER -