Nara canal wetlands (including Soonhari, Sadhori and Sanghriaro lakes) (Pakistan)

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Nara canal wetlands (including Soonhari, Sadhori and Sanghriaro lakes)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	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.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1962	Nara	Game Reserve	38

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		-
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: Nara canal wetlands (including Soonhari, Sadhori and Sanghriaro lakes) (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nara-canal-wetlands-(including-soonhari-sadhori-and-sanghriaro-lakes)-iba-pakistan on 23/11/2024.