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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident (1985)	present	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (1985)	7 birds	A1, A3, B2
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (1985)	present	A3
Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica	LC	resident (1985)	present	A3
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus	LC	resident (1985)	common	A3, B3

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

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
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Savanna	major (>10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Mawr - Al-Zuhrah (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-mawr--al-zuhrah-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.