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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	non-breeding (1999–2011)	min 350	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (1999–2011)	10–20 pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident (1999–2011)	min 5 pairs	A1, A2
Socotra Warbler Incana incana	LC	resident (1999–2011)	present	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
Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana	NT	resident (1999–2011)	present	A1, 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 (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North slopes of the Haggeher Mountains (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-slopes-of-the-haggeher-mountains-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 24/12/2024.