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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
Socotra Scops-owl Otus socotranus	LC	resident	1999-2011	present	A2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1999-2011	1-4 breeding pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident	1999-2011	min 11 breeding 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

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	happening now	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
Forest		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.