Hadiboh estuaries of Hadiboh, Sheck and Sirhan (Socotra)


IBA Justification

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 non-breeding 1999-2011 present A1
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis 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.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 23/11/2024.