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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2011	4 individuals	A1
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	2013	9 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2011	14 individuals	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	2005-2010	700 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	2007-2010	135-2,780 individuals	A1, A4i
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	2005-2010	100 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	2005-2013	250,000 individuals	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter	2011	44 individuals	A1
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	2005-2010	present	A3
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus	LC	resident	2005-2010	400 breeding pairs	A3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2005-2010	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4i
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	resident	2005-2010	40 breeding pairs	A3
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	2005	1 breeding pairs	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	2005-2010	50 breeding pairs	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	breeding	2005	1 breeding pairs	A3
Basra Reed-warbler Acrocephalus griseldis	EN	breeding	2005-2010	500 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	LC	resident	2005-2010	50 breeding pairs	A3
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident	2005-2010	300 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding	2005-2010	200 breeding pairs	A3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	breeding	2005-2010	1,000 breeding pairs	A3, A4ii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005-2010	500,000-999,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

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	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dalmaj Marsh (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dalmaj-marsh-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.