The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding (1979) | 20,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding (-) | 24,000–30,000 individuals | A4iii |
Land use | % of IBA |
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other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jasiira Maydh (Somalia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jasiira-maydh-iba-somalia on 05/01/2025.