PK045
Manchar Lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris NT winter 2004 present A1
Common Teal Anas crecca LC non-breeding 2004 present A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT winter 2004 present A1
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis EN passage 2004 present A1
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 individuals A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manchar Lake (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manchar-lake-iba-pakistan on 23/11/2024.