Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident | 2005-2010 | 100 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | LC | breeding | 2005-2010 | 50 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | breeding | 2005-2010 | rare | A3 |
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | winter | 2010 | frequent | A1 |
| Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor | LC | breeding | 2005-2010 | 50 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | passage | 2010 | frequent | A1 |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | resident | 2005-2010 | 30 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident | 2005-2010 | 20 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | resident | 2005-2010 | 100 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus | LC | breeding | 2005-2010 | 50 breeding pairs | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Al-W’eir & Sh'eeb Abu-Talha (Iraq). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-al-w’eir-&-sheeb-abu-talha-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.