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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1991–1992)	3,490 birds	A4i, B1i
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident (1993)	unknown	A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding (1993)	unknown	A3
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	winter (1993)	60 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (1991–1993)	2,000–2,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	resident (1975)	< 50 pairs	A1, A3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1993)	60–300 birds	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1993)	300–465 pairs	A4i, B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding (1993)	unknown	A3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding (1993)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (1993)	3 birds	B2
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident (1993)	unknown	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident (1993)	unknown	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1991–1992)	20,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% 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10%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Not assessed	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Azraq Wetland Reserve	محمية اراضي رطبة (IV)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	53
Desert	31
Shrubland	14
Artificial/Terrestrial	2

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Azraq (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/azraq-iba-jordan on 18/12/2024.