IQ016
Sari Hassan Bag


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
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota LC resident (2009) 2 pairs A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis LC breeding (2009) 1 pairs A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii LC resident (2009) 2 pairs A3
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna LC breeding (2009) 12 pairs A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani LC breeding (2007–2009) 1 pairs A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea NT breeding (2009) 2 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) 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)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
energy production and mining major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)
hunting major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sari Hassan Bag (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sari-hassan-bag-iba-iraq on 23/12/2024.