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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1987-1992	9,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,320 individuals	A4i, B1i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1977	15-20 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1987-1992	4,900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1987-1992	6,440 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1987-1992	3,835 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1987-1992	290 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	1987-1992	650 individuals	A4i, B1i
Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris	LC	resident	1977	4 breeding pairs	B3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding	1977	2 breeding pairs	B3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1977	1 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1987-1992	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Desert		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hamidieh (Omidiyeh) plains (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hamidieh-(omidiyeh)-plains-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.