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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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	1977	common	A3
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	1977	4 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Khab-o-Rochon	Wildlife Refuge	100
1975	Rochon	Wildlife Refuge	98
1999	Khabr	National Park	81

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Forest		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.