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Dasht-i Gaz


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
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 1977 5-10 breeding pairs A1, B2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dasht-i Gaz (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dasht-i-gaz-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.