Current view: Text account
Site description (1994 baseline):
Site location and context
A largely seasonal freshwater marsh on a vast grassy plain at 2,250 m in the central Zagros Mountains, c.25 km south-west of Borujen and 75 km west-south-west of Shahreza. The wetland, dominated by sedges, floods in winter and spring, but by late summer is almost completely dry. There is some rice cultivation along the central main stream and some wheat on the surrounding grassy plains. Land ownership is public and private.
See box for key species. An important wintering area for
Casmerodius albus,
Ardea cinerea,
Tadorna ferruginea,
Anas platyrhynchos (up to 5,000) and
Aythya nyroca.
Haliaeetus albicilla and
Aquila clanga have occurred in winter. Breeding species include
Ciconia ciconia (summer visitor locally) and
Buteo rufinus.
Ciconia nigra occurs (status unknown) and
Buteo buteo is a passage migrant.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is no information on threats. The site has been proposed for Protected Area status, and has been recommended for designation as a Ramsar Site.
Data-sheet compiled by Dr D. A. Scott, reviewed by Dept of Environment.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gandoman marsh (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gandoman-marsh-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.
