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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident (1999)	1–99 pairs	B2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	resident (1999)	1–4 pairs	B2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage (1999)	250-999 birds	B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	passage (1999)	250-999 birds	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (1999)	rare	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	passage (1999)	1,000 birds	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1999)	abundant	B1iv

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Jordan Valley (North Ghor) (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-jordan-valley-(north-ghor)-iba-jordan on 22/12/2024.