PK047
Outer Indus delta


IBA Justification

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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT winter 2004 present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 2004 min 20,000 birds 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
1977 Keti Bunder South Wildlife Sanctuary 22
1977 Marho Kotri Wildlife Sanctuary 9
1977 Cut Munarki Chach Wildlife Sanctuary <1
1977 Gullel Kohri Wildlife Sanctuary -
2002 Indus Delta Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outer Indus delta (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outer-indus-delta-iba-pakistan on 03/12/2024.