Larus genei | UAE National Red List of Birds

Taxa
Larus genei | Brème, 1839
Publication
UAE National Red List of Birds
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Birds
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The majority of occurrences of this species within the UAE are likely to be of migrant individuals on passage to and from the breeding ground or winter visitors (Pedersen et al. 2017). The species is particularly common between April and November along the coast (Richardson 1990). Individual birds may also occur during summer in the country (Pedersen et al. 2017).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
During the non-breeding season, this species is almost entirely coastal, frequenting shallow inshore waters and mudflats further inland (del Hoyo et al. 1996, Aspinall and Porter 2011). It forages in shallow water close to the shore and on sandy beaches, but also inland in flooded saltflats (Jennings 2010). It mainly feeds on small fish and marine invertebrates, which it takes by plunge-diving, surface-dipping or by wading in shallow pools (Jennings 2010). Individuals may oversummer in the UAE; however, they do not breed there. Instead, migratory populations breed in central Asia (Jennings 2010)
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a large non-breeding population in the UAE, which is stable at high numbers. Therefore, it is listed as Least Concern at the national level.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
In UAE the most relevant threats are changes in coastal land-use and the possibility of oil pollution, but the severity of these threats towards this species is unknown.Globally, the species considered to be threatened by pollution from oil (Cooper;et al.;1984, James 1984, del Hoyo;et al;1996), and there are a range of other factors that could impact individuals that visit UAE. These include disturbance caused by local people and tourists casually visiting breeding colonies, and by habitat loss resulting from tourism development (James 1984). The species is also susceptible to avian influenza, so may be threatened by future outbreaks of the virus (Melville and Shortridge 2006, Gaidet;et al.;2007).
Conservation Measures

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Conservation measures notes:
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Further information
History
The species is considered to have had large and stable;numbers in 1996, and so it would have received the same national Red List category as it does now.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Larus genei Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Laridae Larus