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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	present	A2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2000	1-4 breeding pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident	2000	1 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Socotra Warbler Incana incana	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana	NT	resident	2000	present	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major (>10)
Shrubland	Subtropical & tropical dry	major (>10)
Forest	Subtropical & tropical dry	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Limestone plateau above Siko village (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/limestone-plateau-above-siko-village-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.