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The site was identified as important in 1994 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1992	30 individuals	A1
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	1992	20 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1982	250-300 individuals	B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1992	6,000 individuals	A4i, B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1992	8,000 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1992	250 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992	20,000-47,500 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).

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	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very 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%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Seasonal & intermittent freshwater lakes, Permanent freshwater lakes, Permanent freshwater marshes & pools, Permanent rivers, streams & creeks, Seasonal & intermittent freshwater marshes & pools	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Pasture land, Urban areas	-
Grassland	Temperate	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahrat Homs. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahrat-homs-iba-syria on 04/10/2023.