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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1987-1992	256 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1977-1992	453-3,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1977	1,773 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	1987-1992	204 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1987-1992	17,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1987-1992	12,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1987-1992	13,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1987-1992	16,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1987-1992	40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1987-1992	14,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1987-1992	30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	1987-1992	400-800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1987-1992	55,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1987-1992	65,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,120 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,120 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1987-1992	167-334 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1987-1992	2,330 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident	1977	250 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter	1970-1977	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1987-1992	400 individuals	B1i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,500 individuals	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1977	200-300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1977	100 breeding pairs	B1i
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1977	20 breeding pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1987-1992	100,000-499,999 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
-	Gomishan Marshes	No Hunting Area	-
2001	Gomishan Lagoon	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	89

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens & peatlands, Permanent freshwater marshes & pools, Permanent saline, brackish & alkaline lakes, Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes & pools	major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gomishan marshes and Turkoman steppes (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gomishan-marshes-and-turkoman-steppes-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.