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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident (1977)	common	B2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter (1977)	250 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1977)	62 birds	A1
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding (1977)	10 pairs	B3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident (1977)	4 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Karkheh	Protected Area (V)	50
1975	Karkheh	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	19

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	23
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Forest	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	87
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karkheh river marshes (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karkheh-river-marshes-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/12/2024.