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Mehrano Reserve Lake and Rohri canal wetlands


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
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre VU resident 2004 present A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Mehrano Private Reserve 100

Habitats

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

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 22/11/2024.