The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris | LC | resident | 2007 | 5 individuals | A3 |
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | LC | breeding | 2007 | 5 individuals | A3 |
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer | LC | resident | 2007 | 1-6 individuals | A3 |
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis | LC | breeding | 2007 | 2 individuals | A3 |
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii | LC | breeding | 2007 | 5 individuals | A3 |
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla | LC | breeding | 2005-2008 | 35-54 individuals | A3 |
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus | VU | breeding | 2007 | 24 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 2007 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iv |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2016 | not assessed | very high | medium |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | unset | - |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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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 | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Energy production and mining | renewable energy | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Pollution | garbage & solid waste | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Some of site covered (10-49%) | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Temperate | - |
Grassland | - | |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Plantations | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Mountains of Akkar-Donnieh. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-mountains-of-akkar-donnieh-iba-lebanon on 19/03/2024.