Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 250 breeding pairs | B2 |
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | winter | 1996 | 300-600 individuals | A1 |
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | winter | 1996 | 15-20 individuals | B2 |
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | winter | 1996 | 5-10 individuals | A1 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Korchay State Nature Sanctuary | State Nature Sanctuary | 15,000 | protected area contained by site | 15,000 |
Korchay State Nature Reserve | State Nature Reserve | 4,834 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Desert | Semidesert | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Korchai area. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/05/2022.