PK014
Kurram River system


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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT winter 2004 present A4i

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 Thanadarwala Game Reserve 32
1976 Thanedar Wala Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance -

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kurram River system (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kurram-river-system-iba-pakistan on 23/11/2024.