Hoshiya and Saaroot (Iraq) IBA | Details

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Hoshiya and Saaroot

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter (2005–2007)	frequent	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2005–2007)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	very 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
Natural system modifications	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>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

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Seasonal & intermittent freshwater lakes; Seasonal & intermittent freshwater marshes & pools

Land use

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

Land ownership

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hoshiya and Saaroot (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hoshiya-and-saaroot-iba-iraq on 21/12/2024.