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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ra's Fartak (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ras-fartak-iba-yemen on 22/01/2025.