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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1993	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	1-5 individuals	B2
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	1975-1977	max 1 breeding pairs	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1975-1977	90 breeding pairs	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident	1975-1977	1 individuals	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	1975-1977	< 50 breeding pairs	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1975-1977	20 breeding pairs	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident	1975-1977	280 breeding pairs	A3
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	LC	resident	1999-2001	< 50 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1975-1977	55 breeding pairs	A3
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	LC	resident	1975-1977	125 breeding pairs	A3
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta	LC	resident	1975-1977	1 breeding pairs	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	1975-1977	25 breeding pairs	A3

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Not assessed	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Shaumari Wildlife Reserve	محمية طبيعية	2,091	protected area contained by site	2,200
Azraq Desert	Forest and Rangeland Reserve	30,000	protected area contained by site	30,000

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert		-
Forest		-
Shrubland		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shaumari. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shaumari-iba-jordan on 04/12/2023.