BirdLife Data Zone

IR005

Gori Gol

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1994 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1977	4 breeding pairs	B2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	1977	15 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1977	4 breeding pairs	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1977	40 individuals	B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	1977	125-150 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
1994	not assessed	high	not assessed
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Lake Gori	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	120	is identical to site	120

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
hunting	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gori Gol. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gori-gol-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 02/10/2023.