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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
Brooks's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus subviridis	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A2, A3
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A2, A3
Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca	LC	resident (2004)	present	A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Kargah	Wildlife Sanctuary (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Montane mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest; Montane coniferous forest (mont temp/subtrop)
Grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kargah Wildlife Sanctuary (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kargah-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-pakistan on 23/12/2024.