Key Biodiversity Areas

Tharthar Lake and Al-Dhebaeji Fields (8027)
Iraq, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAythya ferinaCommon PochardVU1994A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAlaemon alaudipesGreater Hoopoe-larkLC2015link-icon
AvesCorvus ruficollisBrown-necked RavenLC2015link-icon
AvesPycnonotus leucotisWhite-eared BulbulLC2015link-icon
AvesTurdoides altirostrisIraq BabblerLC2015link-icon
AvesVanellus leucurusWhite-tailed LapwingLC2015link-icon
AvesAmmomanes desertiDesert LarkLC2015link-icon
AvesCursorius cursorCream-coloured CourserLC2015link-icon
AvesMarmaronetta angustirostrisMarbled TealVU2015link-icon
AvesPasser moabiticusDead Sea SparrowLC2015link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Tharthar Lake and Al-Dhebaeji Fields. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.