IQ039
Qara Dagh


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis LC resident (2008–2011) 150 pairs A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding (2007–2010) 6–11 pairs A1
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus LC breeding (2008–2010) 200 pairs A3
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris LC resident (2007–2010) 150 pairs A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida LC breeding (2010) 15 pairs A3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea LC breeding (2008–2010) 50 pairs A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer LC resident (2009–2010) 150 pairs A3
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota LC resident (2007–2010) 600 pairs A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis LC breeding (2009–2010) 40 pairs A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica LC breeding (2009–2010) 500 pairs A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii LC resident (2007–2010) 140 pairs A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala LC breeding (2009–2010) 2,000 pairs A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea NT breeding (2007–2010) 70 pairs A3

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 high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Energy production and mining happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Not assessed very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major (>10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
energy production and mining major (>10)
hunting major (>10)
water management major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Qara Dagh (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/qara-dagh-iba-iraq on 14/12/2024.