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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
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident (1993)	present	B3
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)	present	B2
Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus	LC	resident (1993)	present	B2
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Acrocephalus stentoreus	NR	resident (1993)	present	B2
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena	LC	resident (1993)	frequent	A3, B3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri	LC	resident (1993)	20 pairs	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident (1993)	30 pairs	A2, A3

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
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Jahr (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-jahr-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.