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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1993	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	1-5 individuals	B2
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	1975-1977	max 1 breeding pairs	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1975-1977	90 breeding pairs	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident	1975-1977	1 individuals	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	1975-1977	< 50 breeding pairs	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1975-1977	20 breeding pairs	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident	1975-1977	280 breeding pairs	A3
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	LC	resident	1999-2001	< 50 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1975-1977	55 breeding pairs	A3
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	LC	resident	1975-1977	125 breeding pairs	A3
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta	LC	resident	1975-1977	1 breeding pairs	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	1975-1977	25 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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
1975	Shaumari Wildlife Reserve	محمية طبيعية	7
1987	Azraq Desert	Forest and Rangeland Reserve	93

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		100
Forest		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	94
tourism/recreation	10
nature conservation and research	6

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shaumari (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shaumari-iba-jordan on 23/11/2024.