Gavekhoni lake, and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

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Gavekhoni lake, and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,740 individuals	B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1977-1992	1,090-11,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1977-1992	530-3,280 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1987-1992	8,370 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1987-1992	6,600 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1987-1992	4,560 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1977-1992	5,100-7,960 individuals	B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1977-1992	110-13,250 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1977-1992	7,600-41,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1987-1992	146 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	1987-1992	286 individuals	B1i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	1977-1992	35-1,214 individuals	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1977-1992	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1994	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Gavkhouni Lake & marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	68

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		21
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Desert		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	68
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gavekhoni lake, and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gavekhoni-lake-and-marshes-of-the-lower-zaindeh-rud-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.