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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1999 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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1998)	present	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dhahrat Hayis	محمية طبيعية (IV)	1
-	'Jabel el Aqra	محمية طبيعية (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Plantations
Forest	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Um Al-Rihan (Palestine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/um-al-rihan-iba-palestine on 27/12/2024.