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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami	LC	resident	1998	unknown	A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	-	present	A1
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor	VU	breeding	1998	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Oenanthe lugens	NR	resident	1998	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gebel Maghara. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.