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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1992	30 individuals	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	1992	20 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1982	250-300 individuals	B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1992	6,000 individuals	A4i, B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1992	8,000 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1992	250 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992	20,000-47,500 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Seasonal & intermittent freshwater lakes, Permanent freshwater lakes, Permanent freshwater marshes & pools, Permanent rivers, streams & creeks, Seasonal & intermittent freshwater marshes & pools	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Pasture land, Urban areas	minor (<10)
Grassland	Temperate	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahrat Homs (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahrat-homs-iba-syria on 22/11/2024.