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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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1977	7 breeding pairs	B2

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
1970	Bamou	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bamou National Park (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bamou-national-park-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.