Which bird species maintains its largest global breeding colony in the Hawar Islands of Bahrain, recognized internationally as an Important Bird Area (IBA)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Socotra cormorant
- Step 1: The Hawar Islands host the largest known breeding aggregation of the vulnerable Socotra cormorant in the world.
- Step 2: Over 200,000 birds gather annually to nest on the undisturbed rocky islets and desert soils of Hawar.
Answer
Socotra cormorant.
Why not the others: 'Arabian babbler' is a small passerine living in desert scrub; 'Houbara bustard' is a steppe bird found across Central Asia and the Middle East; 'Atlantic puffin' is a pelagic seabird of the North Atlantic.
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