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Dana


IBA Justification

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.


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed medium medium
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 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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.