Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

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Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1994	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Bujagh National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2002	Bojagh	National Park	100
2009	Boujagh National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes & pools, Permanent saline, brackish & alkaline lakes, Permanent freshwater marshes & pools, Permanent rivers, streams & creeks, Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens & peatlands	major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 23/11/2024.