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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae	NT	resident (1993)	present	A1, B2
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident (1993)	present	A2, B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis	LC	resident (1993)	present	A2, B3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	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
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Forest	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Fayfa (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-fayfa-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/12/2024.