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Mehrano Reserve Lake and Rohri canal wetlands


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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris NT winter (2004) present A1
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre VU resident (2004) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Mehrano Private Reserve (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mehrano Reserve Lake and Rohri canal wetlands (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mehrano-reserve-lake-and-rohri-canal-wetlands-iba-pakistan on 23/12/2024.