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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident	1985	7 individuals	A1, A3, B2
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus	LC	resident	1985	common	A3, B3

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Grassland		-
Savanna		-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Mawr - Al-Zuhrah. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-mawr--al-zuhrah-iba-yemen on 04/12/2023.