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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2004	present	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A1
Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	winter	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hakaluki Haor (Bangladesh). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hakaluki-haor-iba-bangladesh on 22/11/2024.