Attariya Plains (Iraq) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Attariya Plains

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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1975-1979	209-412 individuals	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1979	13 individuals	B1i, B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1975	2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	1977-1981	20 breeding pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1975-1979	20,000 individuals	A4iii

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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Desert		major (>10)
Grassland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Attariya Plains (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/attariya-plains-iba-iraq on 22/11/2024.