Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter | 1971-1975 | 40-102 individuals | A1 |
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 460-950 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | passage | 1977 | 2,200 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 570-6,255 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | VU | breeding | 1972 | 10 breeding pairs | A1 |
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | VU | winter | 1972 | 37 individuals | A1 |
Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 50-1,405 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 2,150-8,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | passage | 1977 | 16,500 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 1977 | 350 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 231-2,134 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 75-220 individuals | B1i |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 110-260 individuals | B1i |
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 900-5,400 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | winter | 1977 | 6 individuals | B2 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | passage | 1977 | 100 individuals | A1, B2 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 1977 | 20 breeding pairs | A1, B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1977-1992 | 20,000-49,999 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) |
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Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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urban/industrial/transport | - |
agriculture | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Maharlu. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 12/08/2022.