Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser |
LC |
winter (1987–1992) |
3,280 birds |
A4i, B1i |
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna |
LC |
winter (1987–1992) |
15,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
| Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris |
NT |
breeding (1977) |
10–20 pairs |
A1, A4i, B1i |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula |
LC |
winter (1987–1992) |
2,700 birds |
A4i, B1i |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta |
LC |
passage (1977) |
10,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
non-breeding (1977–1992) |
min 20,000 birds |
A4iii |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Ghara Gheslaq Marshes |
No Hunting Area (-) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
100 |
|
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
minor (<10) |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
| rangeland/pastureland |
minor (<10) |
| agriculture |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ghara Gheshlaq No-Hunting Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ghara-gheshlaq-no-hunting-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.
