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

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	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Shaumari Wildlife Reserve	محمية طبيعية (IV)	7
1987	Azraq Desert	Forest and Rangeland Reserve (IV)	93

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

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 24/12/2024.