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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
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	1973	present	A3
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus	LC	breeding	1977	common	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	1977	present	A3

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Desert		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lotfatabad and Darregaz area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lotfatabad-and-darregaz-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.