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Gordeh Git and Mamiyand


IBA Justification

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
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC winter (1987–1992) 3,000 birds A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC winter (1987–1992) 2,500 birds A4i, B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN winter (1977) 20 birds A1, B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gordeh Git and Mamiyand (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gordeh-git-and-mamiyand-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 14/12/2024.