Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2023 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 | B2a |
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | passage (1993) | 5,600 birds | A4 |
| Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami | LC | resident (1993) | present | B2a |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | resident (1993) | 10–100 pairs | B1b |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident (2022) | 100 pairs | B1b |
| White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis | LC | passage (1993) | present | B2a |
| Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla | LC | breeding (1993) | 1,000 pairs | B2a |
| Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea | NT | passage (1993) | present | B1b |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage (1993) | 5,600 birds | B3c |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2023. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | not assessed | low | 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 |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | |
| Desert | major (>10) | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | major (>10) |
| rangeland/pastureland | major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Aja and Northern Ha'il (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-aja-and-northern-hail-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/12/2024.