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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
Philby's Partridge Alectoris philbyi	LC	resident	1992-1995	6-50 breeding pairs	A2, A3, B3
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident	1992-1995	51-500 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	breeding	1992-1995	51-500 breeding pairs	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident	1992-1995	6-50 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae	NT	resident	1992-1995	1-5 breeding pairs	A1, A3, B2
Asir Magpie Pica asirensis	EN	resident	1992-1995	1-5 breeding pairs	B3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1992-1995	500 breeding pairs	A3
Yemen Warbler Curruca buryi	NT	resident	1992-1995	51-500 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3, B2
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	LC	resident	1992-1995	6-50 breeding pairs	A3
Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis	NT	resident	1992-1995	51-500 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3, B2
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus	LC	resident	1992-1995	51-500 breeding pairs	A3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides	LC	resident	1992-1995	6-50 breeding pairs	A3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident	1992-1995	6-50 breeding pairs	A2, A3, B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident	1992-1995	51-500 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis	LC	resident	1992-1995	6-50 breeding pairs	A2, A3, B3
Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis	LC	resident	1992-1995	500 breeding pairs	A2, A3, 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
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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Not assessed	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	‘Asir National Park	متنزه وطني	100
1989	Raydah	محمية طبيعية	35

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		50
Shrubland		50
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater springs & oases, Seasonal/intermittent/irregular river/stream/creek	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
other	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Raydah escarpment (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/raydah-escarpment-iba-saudi-arabia on 22/11/2024.