BirdLife Data Zone

YE041

Wadi Ayhaft (Socotra)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	1999-2011	present	A2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1999-2011	1-4 breeding pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident	1999-2011	1-4 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Socotra Warbler Incana incana	LC	resident	1999-2011	present	A2
Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater	LC	resident	1999-2011	present	A2
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri	LC	resident	1999-2011	present	A2
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis	LC	resident	1999-2011	present	A2
Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus	LC	resident	1999-2011	present	A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2014).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2013	not assessed	medium	negligible
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	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	Not assessed	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

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	0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

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

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-
military	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Ayhaft (Socotra). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-ayhaft-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 22/09/2023.