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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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	resident	2005-2010	80 breeding pairs	A1
Basra Reed-warbler Acrocephalus griseldis	EN	breeding	2005-2010	100 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident	2005-2010	50 breeding pairs	A2

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	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%)	Not assessed	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Canals, drainage channels & ditches	major (>10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)

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