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Incheh Borun lake and marshes


IBA Justification

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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU winter 1973 36 individuals A1
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus LC passage 1977 110 individuals B1i

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) 100
Grassland major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Incheh Borun lake and marshes (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/incheh-borun-lake-and-marshes-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.