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Iraq

Basra Reed-warbler Acrocephalus griseldis ŠA F A Hawkins/BirdLife http://www.birdlife.net

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

numbers

Number of bird species:406

useful reading

Birds of the Middle East

R.F. Porter, S. Christensen, P. Schiermacker-Hansen Hardcover - 350 pages (September 1996) T & AD Poyser (UK)
ISBN: 0856610763
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Field Guide to the Birds of Iraq (In Arabic)

Edited by nature iraq, BirdLife International 2007
ISBN: 166201A
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

Proact

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clubs

BirdLife Iraq

http://www.birdlifemed.org/Contries/iraq/iraq.html
Iraq is situated in the southeast center of the western Palearctic biogeographical realm, although there is a small Indo-Malayan influence to the avifauna in southern Iraq, especially near the coast. There is no recent review of the status of the birds in Iraq, but least 172 species breed or are presumed to breed.

reserves

Biodiversity and Protected Areas

http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/country_profiles/Bio_cou_368.pdf
Pdf

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

Bird Teams Flock to Iraq to Survey War`s Impact

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0521_030521_iraqbirds.html
Five survey teams will soon be sent to the country by BirdLife International, an alliance of bird conservation organizations from around the world. They will assess the conservation status of key habitats, sites, and species...