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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1987-1992	3,280 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1987-1992	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	VU	breeding	1977	10-20 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1987-1992	2,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1977	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1977-1992	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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ghara Gheslaq Marshes	No Hunting Area	400	is identical to site	400

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ghara Gheshlaq No-Hunting Area. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 12/08/2022.