Hima al-Fiqrah (Saudi Arabia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Hima al-Fiqrah

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1994 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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1993	abundant	B3
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1993	present	B2
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae	NT	resident	1993	present	A1, B2
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	winter	1993	common	B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident	1993	present	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	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10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Forest		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hima al-Fiqrah (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hima-al-fiqrah-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/11/2024.