Sinnaf Seasonal Wetlands (Iraq) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Sinnaf Seasonal Wetlands

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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	2006	200 individuals	A1
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	non-breeding	2005-2010	min 3,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005-2010	min 35,000 individuals	A4iii

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 (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2014	not assessed	very high	negligible
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
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe 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
Wetlands (inland)		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sinnaf Seasonal Wetlands (Iraq). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sinnaf-seasonal-wetlands-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.