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The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1993	present	A3, B3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus	LC	resident	1993	5 breeding pairs	B2
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus	LC	resident	1993	present	B2
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident	1993	present	A3, B3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident	1993	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

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

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)	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Introduced vegetation		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Hajar (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-hajar-iba-yemen on 23/11/2024.