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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.