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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
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage (1975)	1–3 birds	A1, A4i
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Brooks's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus subviridis	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A2, A3
Tytler's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tytleri	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A2, A3
Western Crowned Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys	LC	resident (1975)	present	A2, A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis	LC	resident (1975)	present	A2, A3
White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3

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

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pech and Waygal valleys (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pech-and-waygal-valleys-iba-afghanistan on 23/12/2024.