Data Zone
Country/territory: Yemen
IBA Criteria met: A1, A3, B2, B3 (2013)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 15,000 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | medium | not assessed | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
This Afrotropical woodlands support a rich assemblage of birds and is a Centre of Plant Diversity. The Hawf Protected Area in Yemen is the western extension of the ‘Dhofar Woodlands’ in Oman. It is part of a well-wooded escarpment and plateau extending some 30km.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hawf deciduous cloud forest. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.
