Data Zone
Country/territory: Iraq
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,287 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2015 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2015 baseline)
This site contains a mountain ridge running east to west, surrounding foothills and the valley below. The main habitat here is mountain forest vegetation
with oak woodlands and also some cultivated lands lie nearby.
The site is located in the Zagros mountain range, where the
geology is siltstone and sandstone, and the soil type is sandy
clay. It was previously surveyed under the KBA project as two
sub-sites. There is a Christian archaeological site located on the
north side of the mountain.
Key biodiversity
During the survey period, 56 species were recorded. In addition, the site
held breeding populations of three Irano-Turanian and one
Sahara-Sindian Desert biome-restricted species but these did
not trigger inclusion under criterion A3.
Other Important Fauna: No additional information was
collected on terrestrial fauna or fish (there were no major
streams in the site).
Additional Plant & Habitat Information: This site
contain a good population of Crataegus azarolus, which is
commercially important, and Hordeum bulbosum, which is
important as a genetic resource.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mangesh (Iraq). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mangesh-iba-iraq on 22/11/2024.