Shuweicha Marsh (Iraq) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Shuweicha Marsh

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2009-2010	frequent	A1
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	winter	2009-2010	frequent	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	very 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
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very 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	Not assessed	negligible

Habitats

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shuweicha Marsh (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shuweicha-marsh-iba-iraq on 24/11/2024.