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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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident (1977)	frequent	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (1977)	4 pairs	A1, B2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1977)	present	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1977)	1 pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1977)	3 pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (1977)	2 pairs	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1977)	1 pairs	A1, B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1977)	present	B2
Caspian Tit Poecile hyrcanus	LC	resident (1977)	frequent	A3
Plain Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus neglectus	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	B3
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	breeding (1977)	present	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	LC	breeding (1977)	abundant	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Golestan	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	69
1982	Golestan (Mohammad Reza Shah)	National Park (II)	67

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Golestan (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/golestan-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.