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The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus	LC	breeding	2011	min 300 adults	A4ii, B1ii, B2
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	VU	non-breeding	2011	12,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2011	min 6 breeding pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident	2011	1-4 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Socotra Warbler Incana incana	LC	resident	2011	present	A2
Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus	LC	resident	2011	present	A2
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri	LC	resident	2011	present	A2
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis	LC	resident	2011	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. 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	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Socotra Archipelago	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Falang - Momi coast and cliffs (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/falang--momi-coast-and-cliffs-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.