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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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident	1993	common	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1993	15 breeding pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	1993	4 breeding pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	1993	present	B2

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Abdul Aziz (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-abdul-aziz-iba-syria on 22/11/2024.