PK048
Kinjhar (Kalri) Wildlife Sanctuary


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU winter 2004 present A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC winter 2004 present A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC winter 2004 present A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC winter 2004 present A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra LC winter 2004 present A4i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC resident 2004 present A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT winter 2004 present A1
Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger LC resident 2004 present A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC resident 2004 present A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU winter 2004 present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU winter 2004 present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN resident 2004 present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 2004 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1976 Kinjhar (Kalri) Lake Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100
1977 Kinjhar (Kalri) Lake Wildlife Sanctuary 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kinjhar (Kalri) Wildlife Sanctuary (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kinjhar-(kalri)-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-pakistan on 22/11/2024.