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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus	LC	non-breeding	1993	common	B1ii, B2
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax	NT	non-breeding	1993	common	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	non-breeding	1993	common	B3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides	LC	resident	1993	present	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ra's Fartak (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ras-fartak-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.