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The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident	1993	frequent	A3, B3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1993	1 breeding pairs	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1993	5 breeding pairs	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	1995-2011	present	A1
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	winter	1995-2011	present	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	5-10 individuals	A1
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae	NT	resident	1993	frequent	A1, A3, B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1993	1 breeding pairs	B2
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Yemen Warbler Curruca buryi	NT	resident	1993	frequent	A1, A2, A3
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	LC	resident	1993	common	A3
Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis	NT	resident	1993	frequent	A1, A2, A3, B2
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae	LC	breeding	1993	present	A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Oenanthe lugens	NR	resident	1993	common	A3
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis	LC	resident	1993	uncommon	A1, A2, A3, B2
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident	1993	frequent	A2, A3, B3
Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali	NT	resident	1993	frequent	A1, B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident	1993	common	A3, B3
Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis	LC	resident	1993	uncommon	A2, A3, B3
Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis	LC	resident	1993	frequent	A2, A3, B3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2013).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Forest		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: High mountains of Ibb. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/high-mountains-of-ibb-iba-yemen on 03/10/2023.