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Marala Game Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC resident (2004) present A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca LC non-breeding (2004) present A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2004) min 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Marala Game Reserve (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marala Game Reserve (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marala-game-reserve-iba-pakistan on 23/12/2024.