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 |
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) | |||
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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 |
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.