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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
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	breeding (1973–1977)	2,500 pairs	A4i, B1i, B3
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	breeding (1977)	600 pairs	A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Kharko	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
military	major (>10)
other	major (>10)

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