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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
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 breeding pairs	B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident	1993	present	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	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very 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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.