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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	non-breeding (1993)	rare	B2
Asir Magpie Pica asirensis	EN	resident (1993)	3 pairs	B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3

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	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shallal ad-Dahna (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shallal-ad-dahna-iba-saudi-arabia on 22/12/2024.