Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2014 | high | not assessed | negligible |
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Site description
An isolated mountain in the semi-desert 80 km west of Dayr al-Zawr, rising to 851 m. There are occasional cliffs. The vegetation includes trees and bushes of Pistacia, Rhamnus, Prunus and Amygdalus, and is presumably a sparse steppe-woodland.
Key biodiversity
See box for key species. Other breeding species include Pterocles alchata (common).
Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals: Canis lupus (V). Flora: many endemics are confined to the isolated mountains in the Syrian Desert.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by Dr Ibrahim Hanna and Dr Amer Majid Agha (translated by S. Zaiane).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Jabal al-Bishri. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 19/08/2022.