Distributions and Community Composition of Birds in Iraq’s Central Marsh

Table 2

Threatened bird species recorded in the CM by this study (details of numbers recorded are presented in the Appendix).

English name	Latin name	Conservation status
Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	Vulnerable (IUCN)
Basra Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus griseldis	Endangered (IUCN)
Greater Spotted Eagle	Aquila clanga	Vulnerable (IUCN)
Eastern Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliacal	Vulnerable (IUCN)
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Near threatened (IUCN)
Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Near threatened (IUCN)
Pallid Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Near threatened (IUCN)
Little Grebe (subspecies)	Tachybaptus ruficollis iraquensis	Near threatened [4]
Iraq Babbler	Turdoides altirostris	Least concern (restricted-range) [4]
White-Tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	Least concern (Biome-restricted) [4]
Dead Sea Sparrow	Passer moabiticus	Least concern (Biome-restricted) [4]