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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
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident	1993	frequent	B3
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1993	common	B3
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	resident	1993	2 breeding pairs	B3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	non-breeding	1993	50 individuals	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1993	uncommon	B2
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	non-breeding	1993	15 individuals	A1, B2
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	resident	1993	3 breeding pairs	B2
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident	1993	uncommon	B3
Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra	LC	resident	1993	common	B3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2011	Al Jabal Al AKhdar Scenic Reserve	Nature Reserve	13

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal al Akhdar (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-al-akhdar-iba-oman on 23/11/2024.