Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socotra Scops-owl Otus socotranus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | resident | 2000-2006 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis | VU | resident | 2000-2007 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
| Socotra Warbler Incana incana | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | min 1,000 individuals | A2 |
| Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | present | A2 |
| Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana | NT | resident | 2000-2006 | 1-19 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2016 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus | 1,000 | 1,000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana | 10 | 10 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Transportation and service corridors | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| 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 | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Socotra Archipelago | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | major (>10) |
| other | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Ma'alah / Ma'alah Plateau (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-maalah--maalah-plateau-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.