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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1964 |
Moteh
|
Protected Area (V) |
100
|
| 1980 |
Mooteh
|
Wildlife Refuge (IV) |
96 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
major (>10) |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
| rangeland/pastureland |
major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mooteh Protected Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mooteh-protected-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 13/01/2025.
