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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1974	4 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1977	20-50 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1977	250 individuals	A1, B1i, B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1970-1977	4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	resident	1977	25 breeding pairs	B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	1977	50-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1977	120 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	1977	common	B3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	1977	1 breeding pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1970-1977	20,000 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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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Forest		-
Shrubland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
forestry	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Zaribar. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/06/2022.