Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis | LC | resident | 2008-2010 | 250 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | winter | 2010 | 2 individuals | A1 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter | 2007-2010 | 240-552 individuals | A4i |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter | 2008-2010 | 410-630 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | winter | 2008-2010 | 1,200 individuals | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 2007-2010 | 1,100-3,200 individuals | A4i |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | breeding | 2008-2010 | 2,250-2,400 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 2007-2010 | 3-6 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | LC | breeding | 2009 | 6 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea | LC | breeding | 2010 | 10 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota | LC | resident | 2008-2010 | 250 breeding pairs | A3 |
| White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis | LC | breeding | 2010 | 15 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii | LC | resident | 2008-2009 | 30 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla | LC | breeding | 2008-2011 | 20 breeding pairs | A3 |
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 (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | not assessed | very high | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Pollution | happening now | 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 | Not assessed | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Water-storage areas | 100 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
| hunting | major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation | major (>10) |
| agriculture | major (>10) |
| energy production and mining | major (>10) |
| rangeland/pastureland | major (>10) |
| urban/industrial/transport | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dukan Lake (Iraq). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dukan-lake-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.