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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1970-1977	10,050 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1977	3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1970-1977	1,730 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1977	590 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1977	1,510 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1970-1977	400 individuals	B1i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1977	34 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1970-1977	15,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1970-1977	1,350 individuals	A4i, B1i
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus	LC	winter	1977	12 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1970-1977	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1970-1977	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)

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