Wadi al-Qarn - Burqush (Syria) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Wadi al-Qarn - Burqush

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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	non-breeding	1993	9-10 individuals	B2
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	1993	present	A3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	breeding	1993	present	A3, B3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding	1993	frequent	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	1993	present	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1993	present	A3
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus	VU	breeding	1993	frequent	A1, A2

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	very high	low
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	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	whole area/population (>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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi al-Qarn - Burqush (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-al-qarn--burqush-iba-syria on 23/11/2024.