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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding (2005–2010)	present	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter (2005–2010)	180–220 individuals	A1, A4i
Basra Reed-warbler Acrocephalus griseldis	EN	breeding (2005–2010)	30 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident (2005–2010)	22 individuals	A2

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.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ibn Najm (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ibn-najm-iba-iraq on 22/01/2025.