Data Zone
Country/territory: Saudi Arabia
IBA criteria met: A4, B1b, B2a, B3c (2023)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,559,709 hectares (15,597.09 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | not assessed | low | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Jabal Aja is located west and south-west of Ha'il city and is an extensive outcrop of granite mountains with deep valleys. It is mostly a combination of desert and agriculture. The site to the north-east to the edge of the Nafud Desert includes an area used for surveys of migrant Grus virgo -an area of flattish semi-desert and sandstone hills, punctuated by medium-altitude granitic mountains with deep valleys. The area is one of the greenest in northern Arabia.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by Dr Stephen F. Newton and P. Symens.
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.