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Head Qadirabad Game Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC non-breeding 2004 present A4i
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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1978 Head Qadirabad Game Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Head Qadirabad Game Reserve (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/head-qadirabad-game-reserve-iba-pakistan on 23/11/2024.