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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident	1985	common	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident	1985	min 7 individuals	A1, A3, B2
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita	EN	passage	2000	present	A1, A4i
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	LC	resident	1985	2 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage	1995-2011	present	A1
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus	EN	non-breeding	1995-2011	present	A1, B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	non-breeding	1995-2011	min 3 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	non-breeding	1995-2011	min 3 individuals	A1
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	passage	1985	frequent	B3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	passage	1985	frequent	B3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	winter	1985	frequent	B3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	1985	common	A3
Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica	LC	resident	1985	common	A3
Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident	1985	frequent	A2, A3, B3
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus	LC	non-breeding	1985	1,000 individuals	A3, B3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1985	min 2,570 individuals	B1iv

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	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
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Savanna		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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