Upper Mountains of Akkar-Donnieh This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris LC resident (2007) 5 birds A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida LC breeding (2007) 5 birds A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer LC resident (2007) 1–6 birds A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis LC breeding (2007) 2 birds A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii LC breeding (2007) 5 birds A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla LC breeding (2005–2008) 35–54 birds A3
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus VU breeding (2007) 24 pairs A1, A2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a passage (2007) 20,000-49,999 birds A4iv

IBA Conservation

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
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Energy production and mining likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Pollution happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area 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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Temperate
Grassland major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10) Plantations
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 24/12/2024.