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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 Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	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.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mehboob Shah Lake (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mehboob-shah-lake-iba-pakistan on 22/11/2024.