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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 birds	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (1993)	uncommon	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (1993)	2 birds	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 birds	B3
Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus	LC	resident (1993)	common	A3, B3

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.