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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
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 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1970–1977)	3,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris	NT	resident (1977)	2 pairs	B3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter (1970–1977)	1,000 birds	B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	breeding (1977)	2 pairs	B3
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage (1977)	1,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	passage (1977)	500 birds	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter (1977)	1,000 birds	B1i
Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi	LC	breeding (1977)	present	B3
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage (1977)	110 birds	B1i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	passage (1977)	2,000 birds	B1i
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (1977)	27 birds	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (1977)	9 birds	A1, B2
Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis	LC	resident (1977)	9 birds	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 birds	B3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident (1977)	6 birds	A3, B3
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata	LC	resident (1977)	12 birds	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Bahukalat (Gando)	Protected Area (V)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.