Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | winter (1993) | 90 birds | B1i, B2 |
| Goliath Heron Ardea goliath | LC | non-breeding (1993) | 3 birds | B2 |
| Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens | LC | non-breeding (1993) | 100 birds | B2 |
| Charadrius mongolus | NR | passage (1993) | 1,000 birds | B1i |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage (1993) | 250 birds | A1 |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus | VU | passage (1993) | 400 birds | B1i |
| Crab-plover Dromas ardeola | LC | passage (1993) | 100 birds | B3 |
| Crab-plover Dromas ardeola | LC | winter (1993) | 38 birds | B3 |
| White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus | LC | non-breeding (1993) | 5 birds | A1 |
| White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa | LC | passage (1993) | 120 birds | B3 |
| Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris | LC | resident (1995–2011) | rare | B2 |
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 | 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 |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Desert | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Midi - Al-Luhayyah (Yemen). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/midi--al-luhayyah-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.