Amirkelayeh lake (Iran, Islamic Republic of) IBA | Details

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Amirkelayeh lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

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	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Amirkelayeh	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	100

Habitats

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

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 27/12/2024.