Abu Zad (Syria) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Abu Zad

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1982	frequent	B2
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	1993	common	B3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	breeding	1993	present	B3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding	1993	present	B3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	1993	present	B3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1993	present	B3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus	VU	breeding	1993	uncommon	A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abu Zad (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abu-zad-iba-syria on 23/11/2024.