Euphrates valley (Syria) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Euphrates valley This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident	1976	1 males	B2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1975	1 females	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	non-breeding	1985	frequent	A1
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	1976	2 individuals	B2

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	very unfavourable	very high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	-

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Desert		minor (<10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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