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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1971	300 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1976	10 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1976	3,150 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1965	present	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1971	200 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	1971	63 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1976	2,500 individuals	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1976	50,000 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1976	100 individuals	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1976	2,500 individuals	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1976	10,100 individuals	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1976	12,050 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1976	11,050 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1976	21,326 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1976	15,600 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1976	27,220 individuals	A4i
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	1949	present	A3
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis	LC	resident	1904-1905	common	A3
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1971	175,000 individuals	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	resident	1975	present	A1, A3
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter	1971	425 individuals	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1971	1,826 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1976	350 individuals	A1, A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	winter	1975	1,260 individuals	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1975	232 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1971	895 individuals	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1975	7 individuals	A1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1975	11 individuals	A1
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding	1975	present	A3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1975	uncommon	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1976	357,000-3,570,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Hamun-i-Puzak	Waterfowl Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Low bushes, Scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hamun-i-Puzak (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hamun-i-puzak-iba-afghanistan on 22/11/2024.