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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	non-breeding (1993)	present	B2

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
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	1
Desert	major (>10)
Grassland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	1
hunting	1
tourism/recreation	1
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buhayrat al-Khatuniyah (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buhayrat-al-khatuniyah-iba-syria on 22/12/2024.