Data Zone
Country/territory: Yemen
IBA Criteria met: A2, B3 (1994)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 2,200 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | low | not assessed | negligible |
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Site description
Open, stony, limestone foothills (50-100 m) in northern Socotra.
Key biodiversity
See table for key species. There are also good populations of Anthus similis sokotrae, Lanius excubitor uncinatus and Onychognathus blythii.
Non-bird biodiversity: Reptiles: Pristurus socotranus, Mabuya socotranus, Coluber socotrae.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by Francine Stone, assisted by Dr A. Miller and Dr M. Morris.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Shidahah, Socotra. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
