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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
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident (1977)	600 adults	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding (1977)	6 birds	A1, A3
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	breeding (1977)	20 birds	A3
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1977)	frequent	B2
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1977)	common	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1977)	abundant	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	breeding (1977)	6 birds	A3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident (1977)	uncommon	A3, B3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (1977)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Kavir	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100
1982	Kavir	National Park (II)	61
1982	Kavir	Protected Area (V)	36

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kavir region (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kavir-region-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 24/12/2024.