Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socotra Scops-owl Otus socotranus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | resident | 2000-2006 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis | VU | resident | 2000-2007 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
| Socotra Warbler Incana incana | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | min 1,000 individuals | A2 |
| Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana | NT | resident | 2000-2006 | 1-19 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2014).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2016 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
| Neophron percnopterus | Egyptian Vulture | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Buteo socotraensis | Socotra Buzzard | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Cisticola haesitatus | Socotra Cisticola | 1000 | 1000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Emberiza socotrana | Socotra Bunting | 10 | 10 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| 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 | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socotra Archipelago | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 410,460 | protected area overlaps with site | 10,000 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | - | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Ma'alah / Ma'alah Plateau (Socotra). Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-maalah--maalah-plateau-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 28/11/2023.
