North slopes of the Haggeher Mountains (Socotra) (Yemen)

North slopes of the Haggeher Mountains (Socotra)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	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 breeding pairs	A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis	VU	resident	1999-2011	min 5 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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 23/11/2024.