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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)	14 pairs	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	non-breeding (1977)	4 birds	A3
Plain Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus neglectus	LC	breeding (1977)	present	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding (1977)	abundant	A3
Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra	LC	resident (1977)	frequent	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1977)	common	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1968	Bazman	Protected Area (IV)	-

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

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kuh-i Bazman (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kuh-i-bazman-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.