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Divandareh/Zarrineh Owbatu


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 non-breeding 1972 16-40 individuals 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)
Grassland minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Divandareh/Zarrineh Owbatu (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/divandareh-zarrineh-owbatu-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.