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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1971	300 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1976	10 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1976	3,150 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1965	present	A1
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1971	200 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	1971	63 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1976	2,500 individuals	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1976	50,000 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1976	100 individuals	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1976	2,500 individuals	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1976	10,100 individuals	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1976	12,050 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1976	11,050 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1976	21,326 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1976	15,600 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1976	27,220 individuals	A4i
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	1949	present	A3
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis	LC	resident	1904-1905	common	A3
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1971	175,000 individuals	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	resident	1975	present	A1, A3
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter	1971	425 individuals	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1971	1,826 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1976	350 individuals	A1, A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	winter	1975	1,260 individuals	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1975	232 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1971	895 individuals	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1975	7 individuals	A1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1975	11 individuals	A1
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1975	uncommon	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1976	357,000-3,570,000 individuals	A4iii

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Hamun-i-Puzak	Waterfowl Sanctuary	35,000	is identical to site	35,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Shrubland	Low bushes, Scrub	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
other	-
hunting	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hamun-i-Puzak. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.