Al-Habrow al-Arabi (Saudi Arabia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Al-Habrow al-Arabi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1994 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
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1993	abundant	B3
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	non-breeding	1990	5 individuals	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1993	uncommon	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	2 individuals	B2
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	winter	1993	30 individuals	B3
Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus	LC	resident	1993	common	A3, B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	very high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

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%)	moderate to rapid 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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	major (>10)
Desert	Hot	major (>10)
Savanna	Dry	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Seasonal/intermittent/irregular river/stream/creek, Permanent rivers, streams & creeks, Permanent freshwater marshes & pools, Freshwater springs & oases	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
other	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al-Habrow al-Arabi (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-habrow-al-arabi-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/11/2024.