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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (1977)	28 birds	A1
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1970–1977)	5 birds	B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter (1977–1992)	150–1,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	resident (1977)	20 pairs	B1i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (1977)	300 birds	B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1977)	100–150 pairs	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1977–1992)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

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
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100
Shrubland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
hunting	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
other	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lapoo - Zargmarz ab-bandans (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lapoo--zargmarz-ab-bandans-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.