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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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	1971-1976	frequent	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1971-1976	common	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	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
1978	Pamir-i-Buzurg	Wildlife Reserve	100

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
hunting	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Big Pamir (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/big-pamir-iba-afghanistan on 22/11/2024.