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Kawkaban - Shibam


IBA Justification

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
Philby's Partridge Alectoris philbyi LC resident (1993) frequent A2, A3, B3
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala LC resident (1993) frequent A3, B3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens LC resident (1993) present A3
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami LC resident (1993) present B3
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus NT resident (1993) 2 pairs B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN passage (1995–2011) present A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus LC resident (1993) 15 pairs B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU winter (1993) uncommon A1
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae NT resident (1993) uncommon A1, A3, B2
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens LC resident (1993) present A3
Yemen Warbler Curruca buryi NT resident (1993) uncommon A1, A2, A3
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii LC resident (1993) common A3
Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis NT resident (1993) uncommon A1, A2, A3, B2
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae LC breeding (1993) present A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus LC resident (1993) present A3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides LC resident (1993) common A3
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis LC resident (1993) frequent A1, A2, A3, B2
Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali NT resident (1995–2011) present A1, A3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi LC resident (1993) common A3
Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis LC resident (1993) common A2, A3, B3
Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis LC resident (1993) common A2, A3, B3

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed medium very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Grassland major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major (>10)
Shrubland minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
agriculture major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kawkaban - Shibam (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kawkaban--shibam-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.