Ras al-Ayn (Syria) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Ras al-Ayn

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1994 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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident	1993	common	B2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter	1993	common	A1
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage	1993	present	B2
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	breeding	1968	10-12 breeding pairs	B3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1993	unknown	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2014	not assessed	high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ras al-Ayn (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ras-al-ayn-iba-syria on 22/11/2024.