Hadiboh estuaries of Hadiboh, Sheck and Sirhan (Socotra)


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key 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 non-breeding (1999–2011) present A1
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis LC resident (1999–2011) present A2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hadiboh estuaries of Hadiboh, Sheck and Sirhan (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hadiboh-estuaries-of-hadiboh-sheck-and-sirhan-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 26/01/2025.