IQ042
Ahmed Awa


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis LC resident (2009–2013) 10 pairs A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding (2009–2010) 3–6 pairs A1
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea LC breeding (2009–2013) 8 pairs A3
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota LC resident (2007–2013) 20 pairs A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis LC resident (2009–2013) 5 pairs A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii LC resident (2009–2013) 15 pairs A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla LC breeding (2008–2013) 6 pairs A3

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 very low
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 most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Not assessed very low

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.