Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus | LC | breeding | 2004-2005 | 5 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus | LC | breeding | 2004-2005 | present | A4ii, B1ii, B3 |
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding | 2004-2005 | 100-150 breeding pairs | B1ii, B2 |
| Masked Booby Sula dactylatra | LC | non-breeding | 2004-2005 | present | B2 |
| Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | VU | breeding | 2004-2005 | present | A1, B2 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | resident | 2004-2005 | present | A1 |
| Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis | LC | resident | 2004-2005 | present | A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Samha (Yemen). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/samha-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.