Current view: Text account
Site description (1994 baseline):
Site location and context
The site comprises two shallow freshwater lakes, Lake Bibishervan (37°09'N 54°52'E, 300 ha) and Lake Eymar (37°08'N 54°52'E, 250 ha), with fringing
Phragmites and
Carex on the southern edge of the Turkoman Steppes 30 km west-south-west of Gonbad-e Qaboos. The surrounding area is cultivated.
See box for key species. A wintering area for a wide variety of waterfowl including good numbers of
Netta rufina (up to 740) and
Vanellus vanellus. Breeding birds include
Glareola pratincola and
Chlidonias hybridus, and up to ten
Aquila clanga have occurred on passage.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No conservation measures are known to have been proposed and there is no information on threats to the site.
Data-sheet compiled by Dr D. A. Scott, reviewed by Dept of Environment.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Bibishervan and Lake Eymar (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-bibishervan-and-lake-eymar-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 24/12/2024.
