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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	resident (1982)	4 birds	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	winter (1986)	30 birds	B2
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	winter (1985)	rare	B2
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Not assessed	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)
Savanna	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
military	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Araba (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-araba-iba-jordan on 24/12/2024.