Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 6,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 1,700 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 12,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 20,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 14,500 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 80,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 60,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 80,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus | CR | winter | 1977 | 7-11 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 620-1,560 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | NT | winter | 1977-1992 | 5,000-16,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 1970-1977 | 5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1987-1992 | 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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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Feridonkanar | Protected Area | 50 | protected area contained by site | 148 |
Fereydoon Kenar, Ezbaran & Sorkh Ruds Ab-Bandans | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 5,427 | protected area contains site | 1,000 |
Fereidunkenar | Wildlife Refuge | 48 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
hunting | - |
water management | - |
agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fereidoonkenar marshes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.