Wadi Di Negehen (Socotra)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Socotra Scops-owl Otus socotranus LC resident 1999-2011 present A2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN resident 1999-2011 present A1
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis VU resident 1999-2011 1-4 breeding pairs A1, A2
Socotra Warbler Incana incana LC resident 1999-2011 present A2
Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater LC resident 1999-2011 present A2
Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri LC resident 1999-2011 present A2
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis LC resident 1999-2011 present A2
Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus LC resident 1999-2011 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2016 not assessed low not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance likely in long term (beyond 4 years) small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Other major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Di Negehen (Socotra) (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-di-negehen-(socotra)-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.