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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
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident (1993)	20 pairs	A3
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus	LC	breeding (1993)	5–10 pairs	B2
Arabian Scops-owl Otus pamelae	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae	NT	resident (1993)	2–3 pairs	A1, A3, B2
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident (1993)	50 pairs	A3
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae	LC	breeding (1993)	present	A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus	LC	resident (1993)	30 pairs	A3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri	LC	resident (1993)	5 pairs	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	breeding (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident (1993)	20 pairs	A2, A3
Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali	NT	resident (1993)	present	A1, A3, B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident (1993)	100 pairs	A3, B3
Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis	LC	resident (1993)	present	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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>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	50
Forest	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Iraf (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-iraf-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.