Data Zone
Country/territory: Iran, Islamic Republic of
IBA criteria met: A1, B2 (1994)
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Area: 5,000 hectares (50.00 km2)
Site description (1994 baseline)
Gently rolling plains at 1,820 m, bordered to the north by the Sanandaj-Hamadan road, to west and south by hill ranges, and to the east by the Cham-e-Golan river. The area is entirely under cultivation for cereals or fallow land, except for several marshy streams. There is a small village at the edge of the hills and several villages along the Cham-e-Golan, but the area is very sparsely populated.
Key biodiversity
See box for key species. An important breeding area for Otis tarda in the 1970s; 5-10 females were thought to nest, the birds being present May-September. Flocks of Anas querquedula and Philomachus pugnax have been observed in the marshy areas in autumn.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by Dr D. A. Scott, reviewed by Dept of Environment.
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 26/12/2024.