BirdLife Data Zone

JO017

Aqaba coast and mountains

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami	LC	resident	1993	rare	B3
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	passage	1995-2000	3,000 individuals	B2
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor	VU	breeding	1993	present	B2
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus	LC	winter	1993	present	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1993	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iv, B1iv

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

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2013	not assessed	high	low
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

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	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant 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10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Hot	-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aqaba coast and mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aqaba-coast-and-mountains-iba-jordan on 09/12/2023.