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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (2011)	min 6 pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident (2011)	1–4 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

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 (<4 years)	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
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Socotra Archipelago	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.