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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1985	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter	1985	present	B2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1985	75-100 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	1979	75-100 individuals	B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Huweija marshes (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/huweija-marshes-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.