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Dashte Nawar


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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.