Current view: Text account
Site description (2014 baseline):
Important for Odonata.
Habitat: granite and limestone slopes, with sub-montane, semi-deciduous thickets, distinguished by Punica protopunica shrubland. Much cattle and goat-grazing.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats: increase in tourism; fragmentation caused by new roads; small-scale built development. None thought to be serious.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Diksam (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/diksam-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.