IR080
Bahram-e-Gour Protected Area


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
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii VU resident (1977) 24–30 birds A1, B2
Iranian Ground-jay Podoces pleskei LC resident (1975–1976) frequent B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1975 Bahramgor Protected Area (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert major (>10)
Grassland minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahram-e-Gour Protected Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahram-e-gour-protected-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 24/12/2024.