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The site was identified as important in 1994 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
Philby's Partridge Alectoris philbyi	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita	EN	passage	1991-1992	2-24 individuals	A1, B1i, B2
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	passage	1993	26,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	winter	1993	common	B3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	passage	1993	7 individuals	B3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	winter	1993	common	B3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	winter	1993	850 individuals	B3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low

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)
NWRC	Natural Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	650

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: National Wildlife Research Center and environs, Taif. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/national-wildlife-research-center-and-environs-taif-iba-saudi-arabia on 04/10/2023.