11. Ornithological importance: sec Lists 1-3 in Guidelines for the selection oflBAs 
Name of species 
No. of 
breeding 
pairs 
No. of 
birds in 
mid-winter 
(individuals) 
No. on I C 
migration o 
(individuais) d 
Micronisus gabar 
Accipicer badius 
Buteo buceo 
Aquila nipaiensis 
Aquila heiiaca 
Neophron percnopcerus 
Aleccoris meianocephaia 
i Dendrocopos dorae 
Oenanthe (lugens) 
lugentoides 
Sylvia leucomelaena 
Pycnonocus xanthopygos 
Turdoides squamiceps 
Onychognathus criscramii 
Estriida rufibarba 
Serinus rothschildi 
Cardueiis yemenensis 
Max 
Max 
Max 
Minimum 5 
May breed 
Max 5 
Min 50 
Min 20 
Min iO 
Daily max 
200 Sep 
Daily max 
200 Oct 
Daily max 1 
Nov 
Daily mx 
70 April 25 
Sep 
Min 1 Nov 
Min 3 Feb 
Max 240 Nov 
Max 100 Nov 
Max 20 Nov 
Max 1 Nov 
Max I Nov 
Other inceresting species : 
Numida meleagris 
An unusually large number of raptors breejd 
the IBA (or nearby on Jabal Bura) : Milvus 
Gyps fulvus, Micronisus gabir, Accipiter 
Aquila verreauxii, Hieraetu^ fasciatus, t 
Bubo africanus. 
bad 
alcb 
Max 40 Feb 
Not seen sin 
1985: presum 
extinct . 
)r rare presunjed 
, Neoph 
Lus , Aquila chjrys^etos 
cinnuncuius, Ot 
0 breed) in 
pfercnopterus , 
IS senegalensi s 
Continue on sqiarate sheet if necessary 
Additional information: At least 80 spp. nave oeen recorded, including at Least 
46 spp. confirmed or presumed to breed .^ichin the 250 ha of cne LBA boundary 
(v. diverse). The Latter include many Afrotropical spp.; Wadi Rijaf represents 
:he most intact and representative Afrotropical forest/bush land bird community 
remaining in Yemen. The volume of raptor migration in autumn is sure to 
exceed 3,000 birds. The site has been well-watched in autumn/winter, less so 
in spring/ summer . 
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