| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Afghanistan |
Darqad |
 |
| Afghanistan |
Hamun-i-Puzak |
|
| Afghanistan |
Imam Sahib |
|
| Algeria |
Barrage de Boughzoul |
|
| Algeria |
Marais de la Macta |
|
| Algeria |
Marais de Mekhada |
|
| Algeria |
Sebkha d'Oran |
|
| Armenia |
Armash fish-farm |
|
| Armenia |
Metsamor |
|
| Azerbaijan |
Lake Mahmudchala |
|
| Azerbaijan |
Shorgel lakes/Shirvan reserve |
|
| China (mainland) |
Karamay desert and lakes |
|
| India |
Asan Barrage |
|
| India |
Banni Grassland and Chhari Dhand |
|
| India |
Basai wetlands |
|
| India |
Dudhwa National Park |
|
| India |
Kaziranga National Park |
|
| India |
Wular Lake and associated marshes |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Arjan Protected Area |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Cheghakor marsh |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Dez dam |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Dez river marshes and plains |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Ghara Gheshlaq No-Hunting Area |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Haft Barm |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Hamidieh (Omidiyeh) plains |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Hilleh Protected Area |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Horeh Bamdej |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Karkheh river marshes |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Karun river marshes |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Lake Bakhtegan, Lake Tashk and Kamjan marshes |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Lake Maharlu |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Shadegan marshes and tidal mudflats of Khor-al Amaya and Khor Musa |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Shur Gol, Yadegarlu and Dorgeh Sangi lakes |
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Susangerd marshes |
|
| Iraq |
Abu Dalaf and Shari lake |
|
| Iraq |
Al Jadriyah and Umm Al Khanazeer island |
|
| Iraq |
Bahr Al Milh |
|
| Iraq |
Baquba wetlands |
|
| Iraq |
Central Marshes |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Al Abjiya and Umm Al Baram |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Al Hammar |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Al Haushiya |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Al Sa'adiyah |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Al Suwayqiyah |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Chubaisah area |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Lafta |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Om am Nyaj |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Sanniya |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Sarut |
|
| Iraq |
Haur Uwainah |
|
| Iraq |
Hindiya barrage |
|
| Iraq |
Shatt Al Arab marshes |
|
| Iraq |
Shatt Al Gharraf |
|
| Israel |
Carmel coast |
|
| Israel |
Hula valley |
|
| Israel |
Jezre'el, Harod and Bet She'an valleys |
|
| Israel |
Judean foothills |
|
| Israel |
Lake Kinneret and Kinerot |
|
| Jordan |
Jordan Valley |
|
| Mali |
Mare de Gossi |
|
| Morocco |
Barrage al Mansour Ad-Dhabi |
|
| Morocco |
Barrage al Massira |
|
| Morocco |
Barrage Mohamed V |
|
| Morocco |
Canton Forestier de Sidi Bou Ghaba |
|
| Morocco |
Dwiyate |
|
| Morocco |
Embouchure Oued Moulouya |
|
| Morocco |
Marais Larache |
|
| Morocco |
Merja Zerga |
|
| Morocco |
Merzouga/Tamezguidat |
|
| Morocco |
Msseyed |
|
| Morocco |
Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou |
|
| Morocco |
Parc Naturel d'Ifrane |
|
| Morocco |
Plage Blanche - Ras Takoumba |
|
| Morocco |
Sebkha Zima |
|
| Morocco |
Sidi Moussa - Oualidia |
|
| Pakistan |
Deh Akro Wildlife Sanctuary |
|
| Pakistan |
Drigh Wildlife Sanctuary |
|
| Pakistan |
Hammal Katchery Lake |
|
| Pakistan |
Indus Dolphin Reserve and Kandhkot wetlands |
|
| Pakistan |
Jubo Ramsar Site |
|
| Pakistan |
Keti Bundar North Wildlife Sanctuary |
|
| Pakistan |
Manchar Lake |
|
| Pakistan |
Mangla Lake |
|
| Pakistan |
Mehboob Shah Lake |
|
| Pakistan |
Mehrano Reserve Lake and Rohri canal wetlands |
|
| Pakistan |
Nar-ri Ramsar Site |
|
| Pakistan |
Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary |
|
| Pakistan |
Pugri Lake |
|
| Pakistan |
Rangla wetland complex |
|
| Pakistan |
Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary |
|
| Pakistan |
Ucchali Wetland Complex |
|
| Spain |
Albufera de Valencia marshes |
|
| Spain |
El Hondo wetland |
|
| Spain |
El Moro marshes |
|
| Spain |
Lebrija, Las Cabezas and Espera lagoons |
|
| Spain |
Los Tollos lake |
|
| Spain |
Mar Menor coastal lagoon |
|
| Spain |
Medina and Puerto Real lagoons |
|
| Spain |
Pego-Oliva marshes |
|
| Spain |
Santa Pola salt-pans |
|
| Spain |
Wetlands of western Almería |
|
| Syria |
Bahrat Homs |
|
| Syria |
Euphrates valley |
|
| Syria |
Golan Heights |
|
| Syria |
Tual al-'Abba |
|
| Tunisia |
Douz Laâla |
|
| Tunisia |
El Houareb reservoir |
|
| Tunisia |
Ghidma |
|
| Tunisia |
Ichkeul |
|
| Tunisia |
Lagune de Korba |
|
| Tunisia |
Lebna reservoir |
|
| Tunisia |
Metbassta |
|
| Tunisia |
Mornaguia reservoir |
|
| Tunisia |
Oued Sed |
|
| Tunisia |
Sebkhet Kelbia |
|
| Tunisia |
Sebkhet Nouaïel |
|
| Tunisia |
Sebkhet Sidi Mansour |
|
| Tunisia |
Snam |
|
| Tunisia |
Soliman |
|
| Turkey |
Çelebibağı Reedbeds |
|
| Turkey |
Bendimahi Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Devegeçidi Dam |
|
| Turkey |
Ereğli Plain |
|
| Turkey |
Göksu Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Hotamış Marshes |
|
| Turkey |
Iğdır Plain |
|
| Turkey |
Karkamış |
|
| Turkey |
Seyhan Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Sultan Marsh |
|
| Turkey |
Van Plains |
|
| Turkey |
Ziyaret Mountain |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Ekerem - Esenguly |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Aksay Lake and surrounding desert |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Amudarya floodlands near Termez |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Dengizkul Lake |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Dzheiran Ecocentre |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Tudakul and Kuymazar Reservoirs |
|
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Salt Exploitation Sites |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Salt Exploitation Sites |
suitable |
breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land |
major |
non-breeding |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes |
suitable |
breeding |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
suitable |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
suitable |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Inland Deltas |
major |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes/Pools |
suitable |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
major |
non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
major |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
major |
breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
major |
non-breeding |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 0 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Agro-industry farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Species mortality |
|
| Biological resource use |
Gathering terrestrial plants / Unintentional effects (species is not the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Gathering terrestrial plants / Unintentional effects (species is not the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality |
|
| Biological resource use |
Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals / Intentional use (species is the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Dams & water management/use / Dams (size unknown) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Domestic & urban waste water / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality |
|
| Pollution |
Industrial & military effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality |
|
| Pollution |
Agricultural & forestry effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality |
|
| Climate change & severe weather |
Temperature extremes |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality |
|
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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