Bab al-Mandab - Mawza (Yemen) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Bab al-Mandab - Mawza

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus	LC	non-breeding	1993	250-1,000 individuals	B1ii, B2
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	non-breeding	1993	150 individuals	B3
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	non-breeding	1993	min 45 individuals	A1, B2
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo	LC	passage	1985-1987	98,339-128,000 individuals	A4ii
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage	2013	1,167 individuals	A1, A4ii
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	passage	1985-1987	1,202 individuals	A4ii
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	1985-1987	20 individuals	A1
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	passage	1985-1987	76,586-104,000 individuals	A4ii, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1985-1987	70 individuals	A1, A4ii
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	passage	2013	1,773 individuals	A4ii
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	1995-2011	rare	A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1987	min 246,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	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
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	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
Grassland		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bab al-Mandab - Mawza (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bab-al-mandab--mawza-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.