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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	3,280 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1987-1992	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1977	10-20 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1987-1992	2,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1977	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1977-1992	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ghara Gheslaq Marshes	No Hunting Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		100
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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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 22/11/2024.