Gori Gol (Iran, Islamic Republic of) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Gori Gol

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1977	4 breeding pairs	B2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	1977	15 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1977	4 breeding pairs	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1977	40 individuals	B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	1977	125-150 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1994	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Lake Gori	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gori Gol (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gori-gol-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.