Ahmed Awa (Iraq) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Ahmed Awa

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2014 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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	2009-2013	10 breeding pairs	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2009-2010	3-6 breeding pairs	A1
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	breeding	2009-2013	8 breeding pairs	A3
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	resident	2007-2013	20 breeding pairs	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	resident	2009-2013	5 breeding pairs	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	resident	2009-2013	15 breeding pairs	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2008-2013	6 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2014	not assessed	very high	negligible
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%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

Habitats

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ahmed Awa (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ahmed-awa-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.