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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)	frequent	B3
Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali	NT	resident (1993)	uncommon	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve (II)	93

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Grassland	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jabal Samhan (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jabal-samhan-iba-oman on 23/12/2024.