Auda Marsh (Iraq) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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Auda Marsh

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter (2006)	18 birds	A1
Basra Reed-warbler Acrocephalus griseldis	EN	breeding (2005–2009)	20 pairs	A1, A2
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident (2005–2009)	35 pairs	A2

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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	very low
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	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	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
Wetlands (inland)	60	Permanent freshwater marshes & pools; Permanent freshwater lakes
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Auda Marsh (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/auda-marsh-iba-iraq on 23/12/2024.