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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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	resident (1975)	present	A1, A3
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
White-browed Bushchat Saxicola macrorhynchus	VU	resident (1900)	present	A1, A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra	LC	resident (1927)	present	A3
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus	LC	breeding (1975)	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata	LC	resident (1975)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	80
Shrubland	20

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Registan desert (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/registan-desert-iba-afghanistan on 23/12/2024.