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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
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage	2009-2010	rare	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2009	1 breeding pairs	A1

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	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
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Water-storage areas	major (>10)
Desert	Hot	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
energy production and mining	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Qadissiya Lake (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/qadissiya-lake-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.