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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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident (1993)	common	A3, B3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage (1993)	present	A1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (1993)	uncommon	B2
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca	LC	winter (1993)	abundant	B3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident (1993)	frequent	A3, B3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	winter (1993)	frequent	B3
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident (1993)	frequent	A3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident (1993)	uncommon	A3, B3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	winter (1993)	uncommon	B3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	passage (1993)	uncommon	B3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Savanna	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ma'rib - Naqil Fardah - Baraqish (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marib--naqil-fardah--baraqish-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.