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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident	1999	min 25 breeding pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1999	abundant	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1999	rare	B2
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident	1999	20-40 breeding pairs	B3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1999	50 breeding pairs	B3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1999	abundant	B1iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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	Not assessed	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2011	Mujib Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	46

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maghtas - Sweimeh (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maghtas--sweimeh-iba-jordan on 22/11/2024.