Data Zone
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 | passage | 1982 | 1 individuals | A1 |
| Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | NT | passage | 1982 | 20 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | passage | 1982 | 20 individuals | B1i, B2 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | VU | winter | 1976 | 16-22 individuals | A1 |
| Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius | CR | passage | 1982 | 4 individuals | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | unknown | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | likely in short term (within 4 years) | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Some of site covered (10-49%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
| Grassland | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tual al-'Abba. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tual-al-abba-iba-syria on 04/10/2023.
