Data Zone
Country/territory: Iran, Islamic Republic of
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i (1994)
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Area: 4,500 hectares (45.00 km2)
Site description (1994 baseline)
Dorudsan Dam maintains a large storage reservoir in a broad valley on the Kur river, at c.1,800 m in the southern Zagros Mountains c.70 km north-north-west north of Shiraz. No information is available on the habitats, etc.
Key biodiversity
See box for key species. An important wintering area for ducks.
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: Dorudsan dam (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dorudsan-dam-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.