Amedi and Sulav (Iraq) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Amedi and Sulav

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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2009-2010	1 breeding pairs	A1
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2008-2010	30 breeding pairs	A3
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris	LC	resident	2007-2010	100 breeding pairs	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	2008-2010	50 breeding pairs	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2008-2010	20 breeding pairs	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	2008	90 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 (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	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	whole area/population (>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%)	Not assessed	Not assessed	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Grassland		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amedi and Sulav (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amedi-and-sulav-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.