IR083
Mehrouyeh Wildlife Refuge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1994 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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus LC resident (1977) common B2
Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis LC resident (1977) 2 pairs B3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus LC breeding (1977) 3 pairs B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1975 Mehroyeh Wildlife Refuge (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10)
Forest minor (<10)
Shrubland minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100
agriculture minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mehrouyeh Wildlife Refuge (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mehrouyeh-wildlife-refuge-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/12/2024.