Socotra placed on World Monuments Fund Watch List Socotra Needs Help - The National
Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) Profile
*** Geography / Info Geography Socotra Images – yahoo.com Socotra – wikipedia.org Socotra Island – socotraisland.com Socotra Archipelago World Heritage Site – worldheritagesite.org
*** Climate / Environment Socotra Weather & Climate – socotraisland.com Socotra Climate – weather2travel.com
*** Biogeography / Ecoregions / Habitats Socotra Island Desert – wwf Islands off the Horn of Africa – wwf Socotra Island xeric shrublands – eoearth.org
*** Bird Lists A – Links with extensive additional Species Information Socotra Checklist – avibase
B – Links with less extensive Species Information Socotra Bird List – osme.org Multimedia Socotra Checklist – ibc … with extensive Multimedia links
*** Endemics / EBA’s / Key Species According to birdlife.org, Yemen has 11 endemic breeding species, 10 of which are endemic to the Socotra Archipelago, only the Yemen Accentor is endemic to the mainland. The Socotra Archipelago is an EBA and has 10 endemic species as noted above. Socotra Buzzard in Guinness Book of Records – britishbirds.co.uk Some Key Specie – wikipedia.org Restricted Range Specie, with links – birdlife.org
*** Endangered Species Socotra’s Birds: some facts – bik-f.de The five globally threatened species given in the above paper can be linked below:- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Abd ‘Al Kuri Sparrow, Passer hemileucus Socotra Bunting, Emberiza socotrana
*** Photos / videos / sounds Bird Images Socotra – yahoo.com Multimedia recorded in Socotra – ibc.lynxeds.com Socotra Cormorant fact file – arkive.org
*** Birding Socotra Sojourn – allaboutbirds.org Explore Species Data – ebird.org
*** Migration AEWA Publications – unep-aewa.org Fauna of Socotra – socotra-paradise.com
*** Conservation / Biodiversity Presentation of the Equator Prize – undp
*** Reserves / Parks / IBA’s The whole Socotra Archipelago is an EBA as noted above. Socotra World Heritage Site – unesco.org Socotra IBA’s – birdlife.org Socotra Archipelago: World Heritage Nomination – friendsofsocotra.org Socotra EBA’s birdlife.org
*** Wetlands / Ramsar Sites Celebration of International Day for Wetlands – ramsar.org
*** Marine Reserves See Wetlands above…
*** Projects Biodiversity of Socotra – socotraproject.org
*** Issues Socotra Cyclone Mekunu Damage World Heritage Site Facing Development Threats – wmenews.com
*** Societies / Blogs Conservation and Sustainable Development Socotra – osme.org Friends of Soqotra – friendsofsoqotra.org
*** Wildlife Wildlife Reserves of Socotra – socotra.info Socotra Island – esromart.hubpages.com
*** Health Traveler’s Health Yemen
*** Travel / Trips Visit Socotra with Local Guide – socotra-island.net Bird Watching on Socotra – socotraadventure.com Socotra Eco-tours – socotra-eco-tours.com Socotra- the alien island in the Indian Ocean – 1000lonelyplaces.com
*** Trip Reports Socotra, Yemen Birding Report 2006 – worldtwitch.com
*** Papers Socotra’s Ornithological Importance – bik-f.de
*** Books Birds of the Horn of Africa… review – ABC