BirdLife Data Zone

YE028

Wadi Hajar

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1993	present	A3, B3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus	LC	resident	1993	5 breeding pairs	B2
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus	LC	resident	1993	present	B2
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	1993	-	A3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	present	A3, B3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident	1993	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2013).

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	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	Not assessed	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Introduced vegetation		-
Shrubland		-

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

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Hajar. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-hajar-iba-yemen on 24/09/2023.