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Wadi Yarmuk


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis LC resident (1986) 1 pairs B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus LC resident (1990) 5 birds B2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2010 Yarmouk Forest Reserve محمية طبيعية (IV) 5

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10)
Forest minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
military major (>10)
agriculture minor (<10)
forestry minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture minor (<10)
other minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Yarmuk (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-yarmuk-iba-jordan on 24/12/2024.