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Wadi Hajar


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) 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 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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed medium very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance likely in long term (>4 years) 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%) No management planning has taken place Not assessed very low

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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 24/12/2024.