Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident (2010) | 13 pairs | A3 |
| Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius | CR | passage (2010–2012) | 1 birds | A1 |
| Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor | LC | resident (2010) | 1 pairs | A3 |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | resident (2011) | 2 pairs | A3 |
| Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident (2012) | 1 pairs | A3 |
| Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | resident (2012) | 2 pairs | A3 |
| Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha | LC | resident (2012) | 2 pairs | A3 |
| White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis | LC | resident (2005–2011) | 11 pairs | A3 |
| Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris | LC | resident (2011–2012) | 9 pairs | A2, A3 |
| Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus | LC | breeding (2010) | 3 pairs | A3 |
| Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus | LC | resident (2011) | 10 pairs | A3 |
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 | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | Not assessed | Not assessed | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | major (>10) | Hot |
| Introduced vegetation | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | major (>10) |
| fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
| agriculture | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haditha Wetlands and Baghdadi (Iraq). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haditha-wetlands-and-baghdadi-iba-iraq on 23/12/2024.