Data Zone
Country/territory: Iran, Islamic Republic of
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B2 (1994)
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Area: 9,600 hectares (96.00 km2)
Site description (1994 baseline)
A small lake surrounded by cultivated plains, c.35 km south-south-east of Jahrom, in an intermontane basin at c.900 m in the southern Zagros Mountains. No information is available on the habitats, etc. Land ownership is public.
Key biodiversity
See box for key species. An important wintering area for Tadorna ferruginea, Oxyura leucocephala and Grus grus.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by Dr D. A. Scott, reviewed by Dept of Environment.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Harm lake (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harm-lake-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/12/2024.