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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	passage (2004)	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding (2004)	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	passage (2004)	present	A1
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1
Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Indus Waterfowl Refuge	Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Thorn forest (tropical)
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Artificial wetlands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Indus Waterfowl Refuge (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/indus-waterfowl-refuge-iba-pakistan on 23/12/2024.