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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1970-1977	63 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1977-1992	80-4,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1977	265 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	1977	35,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	resident	1977	4,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1977-1992	16,140-64,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	resident	1977	300-500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1977-1992	224-3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1977	4 breeding pairs	B1i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	passage	1977	21,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage	1977	8,225 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding	1977	15,000-25,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1970-1977	19,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	non-breeding	1977	19 individuals	A1
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1977	common	B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1977	50-100 breeding pairs	B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1977	100 breeding pairs	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1977	90 breeding pairs	B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	1977	1,000-1,600 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1977	1,500-2,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	1977	13,600 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1977	300-500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	1977	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	passage	1977	3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1977	9,440 individuals	B1i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	passage	1977	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	1977	2,000-3,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	1977	8,330 individuals	B1i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	1970-1977	7,080 individuals	B1i
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	LC	passage	1977	1,395 individuals	A4i, B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1977	50-100 breeding pairs	B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1977	3,000-4,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage	1977	19,565 individuals	A4i, B1i
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	LC	breeding	1977	4,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1977	100-200 breeding pairs	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1977	10 breeding pairs	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	1977	5 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1977-1992	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1977-1992	100,000-499,999 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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Urumieh lake	National Park	464,056	protected area contained by site	463,600
Lake Urmia [or Orumiyeh]	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	463,600	protected area contained by site	463,600
Lake Urmia [or Orumiyeh]	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	483,000	protected area contained by site	483,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Uromiyeh. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/08/2022.