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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	unknown	2004	present	A1
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Haleji Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1977	Haleji Lake	Wildlife Sanctuary	100

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haleji Wildlife Sanctuary (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haleji-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-pakistan on 22/11/2024.