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The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident	1993	common	B3
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3, B3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Arabian Scops-owl Otus pamelae	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	B3
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3, B3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Oenanthe lugens	NR	resident	1995-2011	present	B2
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	frequent	A3, B3
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3, B3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali	NT	resident	1995-2011	frequent	A1, A3, B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	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 plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hawf deciduous cloud forest (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hawf-deciduous-cloud-forest-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.