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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Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | passage | 1977 | 630 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | NT | breeding | 1971 | 200 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
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) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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rangeland/pastureland | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haft Barm. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haft-barm-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 30/09/2023.