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Incheh Borun lake and marshes


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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU winter 1973 36 individuals A1
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus LC passage 1977 110 individuals B1i

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


Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
Grassland -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Incheh Borun lake and marshes. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/incheh-borun-lake-and-marshes-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 19/03/2024.