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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident	1999	min 25 breeding pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1999	abundant	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1999	rare	B2
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident	1999	20-40 breeding pairs	B3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1999	50 breeding pairs	B3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1999	abundant	B1iv

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Mujib Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	43,915	protected area overlaps with site	0

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maghtas - Sweimeh. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maghtas--sweimeh-iba-jordan on 09/12/2023.