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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1970–1977)	24 birds	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (1970–1977)	12,400 birds	A4i, B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter (1970–1977)	340 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter (1970–1977)	340 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1977)	200 pairs	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1970–1977)	644 birds	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage (1977)	875 birds	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1977)	30–41 birds	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1977)	300 birds	A1, B1i, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (1977)	1,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1970–1977)	1,250 birds	A4i, B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter (1977–1992)	500–3,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	winter (1977–1992)	1,800–3,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter (1970–1977)	1,000 birds	B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (1977)	1–2 pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1970–1977)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Bojagh	National Park (II)	100
2009	Boujagh National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes & pools; Permanent saline, brackish & alkaline lakes; Permanent freshwater marshes & pools; Permanent rivers, streams & creeks; Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens & peatlands
Forest	minor (<10)
Grassland	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bandar-kiashar-lagoon-and-mouth-of-sefid-rud-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.