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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1970-1977	10,050 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1977	3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1970-1977	1,730 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1977	590 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1977	1,510 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1970-1977	400 individuals	B1i
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1977	34 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1970-1977	15,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1970-1977	1,350 individuals	A4i, B1i
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus	LC	winter	1977	12 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1970-1977	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1970-1977	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karun river marshes. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/8122 on 10/06/2023.