Mahzam and Al-Alam Area (Iraq) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Mahzam and Al-Alam Area

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident	2009	10 breeding pairs	A2

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

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 (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2014	not assessed	very high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent rivers, streams & creeks	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
energy production and mining	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahzam and Al-Alam Area (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahzam-and-al-alam-area-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.