Bahr Ibn Abbas - Ra's Isa (Yemen) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Bahr Ibn Abbas - Ra's Isa

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
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath	LC	non-breeding	1993	1 individuals	B2
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens	LC	resident	1993	12 individuals	B2
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	non-breeding	1993	22-34 individuals	B3
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	non-breeding	1993	10-30 individuals	A1, B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	1993	100 individuals	B1i
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	non-breeding	1993	125 individuals	B3

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
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>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
Desert		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahr Ibn Abbas - Ra's Isa (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahr-ibn-abbas--ras-isa-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.