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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
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident (2005–2010)	50 breeding pairs	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
Pollution	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	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
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khor Az-Zubayr (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khor-az-zubayr-iba-iraq on 16/01/2025.