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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident	1977	15 breeding pairs	B3
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1977	1 breeding pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	1977	1 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1977	2 breeding pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1977	7 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1977	1 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1977	uncommon	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1977	common	A1, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1957	Alborz-e-Markazy	Protected Area	100
1977	Alborz-e-Markazi (Central Alborz)	National Natural Monument	-
1982	Vargin	Protected Area	<1
2001	Lar	National Park	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Forest		major (>10)
Grassland		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alborz-e Markazi Protected Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alborz-e-markazi-protected-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.