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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1987-1992	9,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,320 individuals	A4i, B1i
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	VU	breeding	1977	15-20 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1987-1992	4,900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1987-1992	6,440 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1987-1992	3,835 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1987-1992	290 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	1987-1992	650 individuals	A4i, B1i
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident	1977	4 breeding pairs	B3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding	1977	2 breeding pairs	B3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1977	1 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1987-1992	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Desert		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hamidieh (Omidiyeh) plains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/05/2022.