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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	unknown	1993	present	B3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1993	common	A1, B2
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	passage	1993	present	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	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 areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Ajloun Forest Reserve	محمية طبيعية	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
hunting	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ajloun (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ajloun-iba-jordan on 23/11/2024.