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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 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
Socotra Scops-owl Otus socotranus	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (1999–2011)	1–9 pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident (1999–2011)	1–4 pairs	A1, A2
Socotra Warbler Incana incana	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus	LC	resident (1999–2011)	min 2,100 birds	A2
Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2
Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. 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	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Socotra Archipelago	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	71

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Noged Plain (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/noged-plain-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 24/12/2024.