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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	2009-2011	300 breeding pairs	A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	2009-2011	100 breeding pairs	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter	2005-2011	frequent	A1
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	resident	2009-2011	4 breeding pairs	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	2009-2011	30 breeding pairs	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	2009-2011	20 breeding pairs	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	2009-2011	100 breeding pairs	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident	2009-2011	10 breeding pairs	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	breeding	2009	1 breeding pairs	A3
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	LC	resident	2009-2011	150 breeding pairs	A3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	200 breeding pairs	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	2009-2011	8 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Not assessed	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Hot	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Canals, drainage channels & ditches	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Subtropical & tropical dry	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
energy production and mining	major (>10)

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