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Madaba - Hisban


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU winter (1993) 10 birds B2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed high 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high

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)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Madaba - Hisban (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/madaba--hisban-iba-jordan on 25/12/2024.