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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	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

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

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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	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
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.