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Nukhaylah - Ghulayfiqah


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC passage (1982–1989) 25 birds B1i, B2
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus LC resident (1982–1989) 2–4 birds B2
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus LC non-breeding (1982–1989) 10 birds A1, B2
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa LC passage (1982–1989) present B3
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar LC resident (1982–1989) 1 pairs B2

IBA Conservation

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

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed very high very 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
Natural system modifications happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) 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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic minor (<10)
Shrubland minor (<10)

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nukhaylah - Ghulayfiqah (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nukhaylah--ghulayfiqah-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.