Euphrates valley (Syria) IBA | Details

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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 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
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 birds	B2

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 poor	very high	very low
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 poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high

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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

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

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 22/12/2024.