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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.

Threats: increase in tourism; fragmentation caused by new roads; small-scale built development. None thought to be serious.

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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 24/12/2024.