Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as important in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria .
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species
Current IUCN Red List Category
Season
Year(s)
Population estimate at site
IBA criteria met
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
NT
breeding
2005-2010
100 breeding pairs
A1, A4i
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
NT
winter
2008-2010
2,000-4,350 individuals
A1, A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
LC
winter
2008-2010
1,000-2,800 individuals
A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
LC
winter
2008-2010
1,500-3,500 individuals
A4i
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
LC
resident
2005-2010
200 breeding pairs
A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
LC
breeding
2005-2010
100 breeding pairs
A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii
VU
breeding
2005-2010
rare
A3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
LC
winter
2008-2010
700-1,800 individuals
A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
LC
breeding
2005-2010
400 breeding pairs
A4i
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
LC
resident
2005-2010
500 breeding pairs
A3, A4i
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor
LC
breeding
2005-2010
100 breeding pairs
A3
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
LC
breeding
2005-2010
600-1,800 breeding pairs
A4i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
LC
winter
2008-2010
2,300-4,500 individuals
A4i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
LC
winter
2005-2010
500-1,500 individuals
A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
VU
winter
2005-2010
35 individuals
A1
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
LC
resident
2005-2010
30 breeding pairs
A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes
LC
resident
2005-2010
200 breeding pairs
A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
LC
resident
2005-2010
50 breeding pairs
A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
LC
resident
2005-2010
present
A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
LC
resident
2005-2010
50 breeding pairs
A3
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
LC
resident
2005-2010
200 breeding pairs
A3
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris
LC
resident
2005-2010
90-300 breeding pairs
A2, A3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
LC
breeding
2005-2010
300 breeding pairs
A3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus
LC
resident
2005-2010
present
A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds
n/a
winter
2005-2010
min 28,000 individuals
A4iii
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2014).
IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)
State (condition)
Pressure (threat)
Response (action)
2013
very unfavourable
very high
negligible
Was the whole site assessed?
State assessed by
Accuracy of information
yes
habitat
medium
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click
here
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here .
Land-use
Extent (% of site)
water management
-
hunting
-
military
-
tourism/recreation
-
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Razzaza Lake. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/razzaza-lake-iba-iraq on 10/12/2023.