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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident (1977)	15 pairs	B3
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1977)	1 pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1977)	1 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1977)	2 pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1977)	7 pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1977)	1 pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1977)	uncommon	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (1977)	common	A1, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1957	Alborz-e-Markazy	Protected Area (V)	100
1977	Alborz-e-Markazi (Central Alborz)	National Natural Monument (III)	-
1982	Vargin	Protected Area (V)	<1
2001	Lar	National Park (II)	<1

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

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 24/12/2024.