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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	1977	33 individuals	A1
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	1977	100 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1970	16 individuals	A1, B2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1987-1992	7,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,890 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1977	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1977	4 breeding pairs	B1i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	passage	1977	3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1977	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	passage	1977	6,600 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	1977	200,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	non-breeding	1977	6 individuals	A1
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	non-breeding	1977	243 individuals	B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1977	100-150 breeding pairs	B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1977	100 breeding pairs	B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1977	100 breeding pairs	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1977	100 breeding pairs	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1977	600 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1977	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Lake Kobi	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2011	Kanibarazan Wetland	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		100
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kobi (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kobi-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.