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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very 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

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

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

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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 25/12/2024.