Amirkelayeh lake (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

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Amirkelayeh lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1970-1977	16 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1977-1992	3,000-4,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1977-1992	165-1,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1970-1977	45,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1970-1977	100 individuals	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1970-1977	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1994	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Amirkelayeh	Wildlife Refuge	100
1975	Amirkelayeh Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amirkelayeh lake (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amirkelayeh-lake-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.