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 |
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Smew Mergellus albellus | LC | winter | 1970-1977 | 340 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter | 1970-1977 | 15 individuals | B1i |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 430 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | passage | 1977 | 350 individuals | B1i |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Voshmigir dam. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/voshmigir-dam-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 25/09/2023.