National Wildlife Research Center and environs, Taif (Saudi Arabia)

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National Wildlife Research Center and environs, Taif

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Philby's Partridge Alectoris philbyi	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita	EN	passage	1991-1992	2-24 individuals	A1, B1i, B2
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	passage	1993	26,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	winter	1993	common	B3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	passage	1993	7 individuals	B3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	winter	1993	common	B3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	winter	1993	850 individuals	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	low	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
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	NWRC	Natural Reserve	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: National Wildlife Research Center and environs, Taif (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/national-wildlife-research-center-and-environs-taif-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/11/2024.