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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	winter	1987-1992	230 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1987-1992	3,246 individuals	A4i, B1i

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)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>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: Harm lake (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harm-lake-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 26/11/2024.