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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
Socotra Scops-owl Otus socotranus	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (1999–2011)	1–4 pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident (1999–2011)	min 11 pairs	A1, A2
Socotra Warbler Incana incana	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus	LC	resident (1999–2011)	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	happe­ning 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
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
Forest	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Firmihin near Jabal Keseslah (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/firmihin-near-jabal-keseslah-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 24/12/2024.