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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident	1985-1986	common	A3, B3
Arabian Eagle-owl Bubo milesi	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage	1993	70 individuals	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1993	1 breeding pairs	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	winter	1993	12 individuals	A1
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus	EN	non-breeding	1995-2011	uncommon	A1, B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1985-1986	min 10 individuals	B2
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	passage	1985-1986	min 200 individuals	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1985-1986	min 1 individuals	A1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	B2
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	B2
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar	LC	resident	1993	rare	B2
Shikra Accipiter badius	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	B2
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae	NT	resident	1985-1986	uncommon	A1, A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1985-1986	common	A3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1985-1986	uncommon	B3
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	LC	resident	1985-1986	common	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	winter	1993	uncommon	B3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides	LC	resident	1985-1986	uncommon	A3
Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident	1985-1986	common	A2
Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A2, A3
Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis	LC	resident	1985-1986	uncommon	A2, A3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1985-1986	min 3,000 individuals	B1iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Bura (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-bura-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.