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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)	4 pairs	A3, B3
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	LC	resident (1977)	common	B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1977)	37–67 pairs	A1, A2, A3, B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1977)	1 pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1977)	4 pairs	B2
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus	LC	breeding (1974)	7 pairs	A2, A3, B3
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus	LC	breeding (1977)	abundant	B3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding (1977)	abundant	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident (1977)	frequent	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Arasbaran	Protected Area (V)	100
1976	Arasbaran	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	99

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arasbaran Protected Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arasbaran-protected-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.