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Site description (1994 baseline):
Site location and context
Semi-desertic steppe and irrigated arable land subject to winter flooding on the plain of the Karkheh river c.30 km west-north-west of Ahwaz. The site includes Hamidieh lake, an oxbow lake of c.3 ha with extensive
Phragmites and
Typha.
See box for key species. The flood-plain wetlands are an important wintering area for herons and egrets,
Anser anser,
Tadorna tadorna, surface-feeding ducks,
Himantopus himantopus and
Recurvirostra avosetta.
Marmaronetta angustirostris breeds at Hamidieh lake, and small numbers have been recorded on the flood-plain wetlands in winter. Small numbers of
Grus grus winter (100).
Turdoides altirostris is resident in the reeds;
Hypocolius ampelinus is a fairly common summer visitor to the scrub around the lake, and
Passer moabiticus is probably resident. Other notable breeding species are
Pterocles alchata,
Ceryle rudis,
Acrocephalus stentoreus and
Rhodopechys obsoleta.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No conservation measures are known to have been proposed and there is no information on threats.
Data-sheet compiled by Dr D. A. Scott, reviewed by Dept of Environment.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hamidieh (Omidiyeh) plains (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hamidieh-(omidiyeh)-plains-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.
