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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding (2004)	present	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	non-breeding (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	unknown (2004)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Lal Suhanra	National Park (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Artificial wetlands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lal Sohanra National Park (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lal-sohanra-national-park-iba-pakistan on 25/12/2024.