Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2008 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris | LC | resident | 2007 | 5 individuals | A3 |
| Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | LC | breeding | 2007 | 5 individuals | A3 |
| Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer | LC | resident | 2007 | 1-6 individuals | A3 |
| White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis | LC | breeding | 2007 | 2 individuals | A3 |
| Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii | LC | breeding | 2007 | 5 individuals | A3 |
| Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla | LC | breeding | 2005-2008 | 35-54 individuals | A3 |
| Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus | VU | breeding | 2007 | 24 breeding pairs | A1, A2 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 2007 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iv |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2016 | not assessed | very high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Energy production and mining | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Some of site covered (10-49%) | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Temperate | major (>10) |
| Grassland | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Plantations | minor (<10) |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Mountains of Akkar-Donnieh (Lebanon). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-mountains-of-akkar-donnieh-iba-lebanon on 23/11/2024.