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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	present	B3
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus	LC	non-breeding	1993	common	B1ii, B2
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax	NT	non-breeding	1993	common	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	non-breeding	1993	common	B3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Oenanthe lugens	NR	resident	1993	present	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
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
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)
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ra's Fartak. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ras-fartak-iba-yemen on 01/10/2023.