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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
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	non-breeding (1977)	present	B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (1977)	2 pairs	A1, B2
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus	LC	breeding (1977)	common	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Lisar	Protected Area (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	1
Forest	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lisar Protected Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lisar-protected-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 28/12/2024.