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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
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	passage (1977)	360 birds	B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	passage (1977)	340 birds	B1i
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	passage (1977)	520 birds	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1970–1977)	146 birds	A1, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Lavandavil	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	100
1977	Lisar	Protected Area (V)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lavandavil Wildlife Refuge (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lavandavil-wildlife-refuge-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 27/12/2024.