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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
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	1975	uncommon	A1, B2

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
Forest		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	-

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