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Site description
An area of marshes and lakes c.65 km west-south-west of Kirkuk, along the pipeline road. Wheat is cultivated on the surrounding plains.

Key biodiversity
A wide selection of ducks, waders and other waterbirds, mostly in small numbers, occurs in winter and on passage. Vanellus indicus and V. leucurus are common breeding species.

Non-bird biodiversity: Flora: the general area is very important for harbouring wild relatives of important cereal crop species.

Acknowledgements
Information from S. Marchant.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Huweija marshes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/09/2022.