Key Biodiversity Areas

Jabal Qaha - Lajib gorge (8285)
Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPica picaBlack-billed MagpieLR/lc1994A1a, B1link-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCarduelis yemenensisYemen LinnetLR/lc1994link-icon
Aloe rivierei2011link-icon
MalpighialesEuphorbia ammakVU2011link-icon
AsparagalesDracaena serrulataEN2011link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Jabal Qaha - Lajib gorge. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 29, 2025.