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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1994 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
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (1993)	present	A3
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding (1991)	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding (1991)	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (1993)	present	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding (1991)	1–4 pairs	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1991)	10–30 pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident (1991)	15–20 pairs	B3
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus	VU	breeding (1991)	50–70 pairs	A1, A2, A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (1993)	present	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (1993)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>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
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	30
Grassland	30
Shrubland	20	Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	67
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
military	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Hermon (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-hermon-iba-syria on 24/12/2024.