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IQ019
Hindiya barrage
Location Iraq, Babil
Central coordinates 44o 17.00' East  32o 42.00' North
IBA criteria A1, B1i, B2, B3
Area 0 ha
Altitude 30 m
Year of IBA assessment 2001

Nature Iraq (Affiliate)



Ornithological information There is little information from the site since the 1930s. Other breeding species included Podiceps nigricollis, Circus aeruginosus (common), Porphyrio porphyrio (common), Glareola pratincola, Cursorius cursor, Vanellus leucurus (common), Larus genei, Sterna hirundo (large colonies) and Halcyon smyrnensis (abundant). Calidris minuta occurred in large numbers on passage.

Site description A barrage on the River Euphrates c.5 km south of Al Musayyib and c.65 km south of Baghdad. In 1934 there were a few marshy spots and pools near the river, with Salix patches, extensive fruit and vegetable gardens and date-palm groves, and further away open irrigated land with corn and scrub.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris breeding  1914-1918  common [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris breeding  1985  unknown [units unknown]  -  B2  Least Concern 
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath resident  1985  rare [units unknown]  -  B1i, B2  Least Concern 
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni breeding  1955  unknown [units unknown]  -  B2  Near Threatened 
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus passage  1985  present [units unknown]  -  B3  Least Concern 

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)   major
Wetlands (inland)   major
Artificial landscapes (aquatic)   major

Other biodiversity No information available to BirdLife International.

Management considerations No conservation measures are known to have been taken. There is no information on current threats to the site, though its habitats have presumably suffered badly from the decreasing flow of the Euphrates since the 1970s (see site 039). No conservation measures are known to have been proposed.

References Moore and Boswell (1956-1957), Ticehurst et al. (1921-1922, 1926).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hindiya barrage. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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