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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1977	156 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1977	650 individuals	A4i, B1i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	passage	1977	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	breeding	1977	4 breeding pairs	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	passage	1977	37 individuals	A1, B2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	1977	830 individuals	A4i, B1i

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

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nowruzlu and Ghazanlu. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.