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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1996-2011	uncommon	B2
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1984	2,000-3,000 individuals	B1i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1996-2011	9,200 individuals	A1
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus	LC	non-breeding	1996	2,255 individuals	B2
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	1985	40 individuals	B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	1996-2011	176 individuals	B1i, B2
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus	LC	resident	1996-2011	4 individuals	B2
Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis	LC	winter	1984	200-1,000 individuals	B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	passage	1946-1947	300 individuals	B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	winter	1947	450 individuals	B1i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	passage	1946-1947	900-1,200 individuals	B1i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage	1996-2011	3 individuals	A1
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1996-2011	200 individuals	A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1984	min 200 individuals	A1
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	passage	1946-1947	300 individuals	B3
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	non-breeding	1996	uncommon	A1
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	winter	1984	200 individuals	B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	1984	200 individuals	B1i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	passage	1996-2011	500 individuals	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	winter	1996-2011	52-65 individuals	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	1996-2011	6-8 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1996-2011	5 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1996-2011	3 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	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 areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aden (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aden-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.