Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philby's Partridge Alectoris philbyi | LC | resident (1993) | common | A2, A3, B3 |
| Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens | LC | resident (1995–2011) | present | A3 |
| Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | NT | resident (1993) | rare | B2 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | passage (1995–2011) | present | A1 |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident (1993) | common | B2 |
| Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii | LC | resident (1995–2011) | present | A3 |
| Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis | NT | resident (1995–2011) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus | LC | resident (1995–2011) | present | A3 |
| Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides | LC | resident (1993) | frequent | A3 |
| Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis | LC | resident (1993) | common | A2, A3, B3 |
| Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis | LC | resident (1993) | common | A2, A3 |
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 | very high | 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 | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | major (>10) | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation | major (>10) |
| agriculture | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal al-Nabi Shu'ayb (Yemen). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-al-nabi-shuayb-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.