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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1995	100–500 pairs	A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1995	frequent	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident	1995	frequent	A3
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami	LC	resident	1995	10–20 pairs	A3, B3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	1995	2–4 pairs	A3
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	non-breeding	1985	1 birds	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	non-breeding	1995	1–3 birds	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1995	6–12 pairs	B2
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	non-breeding	1981–1993	1 birds	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1995	24–28 pairs	A1, B2
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor	VU	breeding	1995	5 pairs	A3
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites	LC	resident	1995	frequent	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	1995	200–400 pairs	A3, B3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1995	1–10 pairs	A3, B3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident	1995	100–500 pairs	A3, B3
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	LC	resident	1995	50–500 pairs	B3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident	1995	5–20 pairs	A3, B3
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1995	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	non-breeding	1995	10–100 birds	B3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1995	1–10 pairs	A3
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus	LC	resident	1995	500–1,000 pairs	B2
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus	VU	resident	1995	800 pairs	A1, A2, A3, B2
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1995	present	A3
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1994–1995	6,866–8,637 birds	B1iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	now	some of population/area (10-49%)	slow decline (1-10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Not assessed	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Dana Biosphere Reserve	محمية محيط حيوي	94
1993	Dana Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	94

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)
Forest	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dana (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dana-iba-jordan on 03/12/2024.