Hiswat al-Hugayma (Yemen) IBA | Details

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Hiswat al-Hugayma

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (1993)	1–20 birds	A1

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	medium	very 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
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (<4 years)	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%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Savanna	major (>10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hiswat al-Hugayma (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hiswat-al-hugayma-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.