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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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident (1977)	common	A3
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding (1977)	4 pairs	B3
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris	LC	resident (1977)	common	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Plain Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus neglectus	LC	breeding (1977)	common	A3, B3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding (1977)	common	A3
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha	LC	resident (1977)	uncommon	B3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra	LC	resident (1977)	frequent	A3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1977)	frequent	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Khab-o-Rochon	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	100
1975	Rochon	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	98
1999	Khabr	National Park (II)	81

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)
Forest	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khabr-va-Rouchoon Wildlife Refuge (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khabr-va-rouchoon-wildlife-refuge-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.