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The site was identified as important in 1994 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 Starling Onychognathus frater	LC	resident	1993	present	A2
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri	LC	resident	1993	present	A2, B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Socotra Archipelago	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Subtropical & tropical dry	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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