Jouanin's Petrel cliffs (Socotra)


Country/territory: Yemen

IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, B2 (2014)
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Area: 0 hectares (0.00 km2)

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2016 good low very low
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Site description (2014 baseline)
Proposed as an IBA in 2016 (Porter and Suleiman 2016); first surveyed in 2000.

Key biodiversity
No location or location name is given for reasons of security as it is the only known breeding colony of the globally near-threatened Jouanin’s Petrel in the world (Taleb 2002). The population is probably >4000 individuals. It is a regular loafing area for flocks of the globally vulnerable Socotra Cormorant.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jouanin's Petrel cliffs (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jouanins-petrel-cliffs-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 24/12/2024.