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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding (2004)	present	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	resident (2004)	present	A4i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage (2004)	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (2004)	present	A1
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Nara Desert	Wildlife Sanctuary (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nara-desert-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-pakistan on 23/12/2024.