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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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter (1979)	1,310 birds	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (1979)	500 birds	A4i, B1i

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	100

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
water management	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haur Al Haushiya (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haur-al-haushiya-iba-iraq on 27/12/2024.