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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter	1993	present	B2
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	1993	unknown	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	present	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	winter	1993	rare	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter	1993	uncommon	B2
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	LC	breeding	1993	unknown	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Oenanthe lugens	NR	resident	1993	present	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1993	uncommon	B3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	1993	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Burqu Nature Reserve	محمية طبيعية	90,644	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
water management	-
hunting	-
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burqu'. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burqu-iba-jordan on 04/10/2023.