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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	non-breeding (2004)	present	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	non-breeding (2004)	present	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	non-breeding (2004)	present	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	resident (2004)	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (2004)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Rasool Barrage	Wildlife Sanctuary (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
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: Rasool Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary (Pakistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rasool-barrage-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-pakistan on 23/12/2024.