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The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1993	72 individuals	A1, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1992	10-150 individuals	A1, B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1993	150 individuals	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	winter	1993	265 individuals	B1i, B2
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita	EN	non-breeding	1985-1992	14 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage	1993	2 individuals	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage	1995-2011	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	1982-1997	10 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1982	12 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	1 individuals	A1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1993	2 breeding pairs	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	1993	3 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter	1993	frequent	A1
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	resident	1995-2011	present	A3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident	1993	200 individuals	A2, A3, B3
Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali	NT	resident	1993	25 individuals	A1, A3, B3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident	1993	frequent	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	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
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ta'izz wadis (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taizz-wadis-iba-yemen on 26/11/2024.