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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding (1970–1975)	10,400–12,000 birds	A4i
Afghan Snowfinch Pyrgilauda theresae	LC	resident (1975)	3 pairs	A2, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1970–1975)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Dasht-e-Nawar	Flamingo and Water Fowl Sanctuaries (IV)	11

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	5
Desert	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	11
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dashte Nawar (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dashte-nawar-iba-afghanistan on 23/12/2024.