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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
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident (1977)	17 pairs	B3
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident (1977)	frequent	A3
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1977)	1 pairs	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident (1977)	2 pairs	B2
Caspian Tit Poecile hyrcanus	LC	resident (1977)	frequent	A3
Plain Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus neglectus	LC	breeding (1977)	common	A3, B3
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus	LC	breeding (1977)	common	B3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding (1977)	common	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding (1977)	common	A3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	breeding (1977)	common	A3
Pale Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1977)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Dodangeh	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	2
1976	Parvar	Protected Area (V)	100
2000	Boola	Protected Area (V)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parvar Protected Area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parvar-protected-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.