Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 250 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | winter | 1996 | 300-600 individuals | A1 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | winter | 1996 | 15-20 individuals | B2 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | winter | 1996 | 5-10 individuals | A1 |
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
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korchay State Nature Sanctuary | State Nature Sanctuary | 15,000 | protected area contained by site | 15,000 |
| Korchay State Nature Reserve | State Nature Reserve | 4,834 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Scrub | - |
| Desert | Semidesert | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Korchai area. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/167 on 30/05/2023.
