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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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding (1997)	50-249 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus	LC	winter (1979)	4 birds	A4i, B1i, B2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1977)	200 pairs	B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	winter (1975)	250 birds	B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1985)	12 birds	B2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1975)	106 birds	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1975)	20,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% 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	Not assessed	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haur Om am Nyaj (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haur-om-am-nyaj-iba-iraq on 27/12/2024.