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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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter (1993)	present	B2
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding (1993)	unknown	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (1993)	present	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	winter (1993)	rare	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter (1993)	uncommon	B2
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	LC	breeding (1993)	unknown	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1993)	uncommon	B3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3

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
Human intrusions and disturbance	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10%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Not assessed	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	100
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burqu' (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burqu-iba-jordan on 24/12/2024.