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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
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1977	frequent	A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident	1977	uncommon	A3
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis	LC	resident	1977	uncommon	A3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1987-1992	52-112 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1970-1977	3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris	NT	resident	1977	2 breeding pairs	B3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1970-1977	1,000 individuals	B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	breeding	1977	2 breeding pairs	B3
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage	1977	1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	passage	1977	500 individuals	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter	1977	1,000 individuals	B1i
Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi	LC	breeding	1977	present	B3
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	1977	110 individuals	B1i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	passage	1977	2,000 individuals	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	1977	27 individuals	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	1977	9 individuals	A1, B2
Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis	LC	resident	1977	9 individuals	A3, B3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1977	frequent	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	1977	common	A3
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	LC	resident	1977	abundant	A3
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca	LC	winter	1977	47 individuals	B3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident	1977	6 individuals	A3, B3
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata	LC	resident	1977	12 individuals	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Gando	Protected Area	100
1982	Bahukalat (Gando)	Protected Area	100
1999	Govater Bay and Hur-e-Bahu	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Forest	Subtropical & tropical mangrove	minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahu Kalat (Gandu) Protected Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahu-kalat-(gandu)-protected-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.