Rud-i-Gaz and Rud-i-Hara deltas (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

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Rud-i-Gaz and Rud-i-Hara deltas

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath	LC	winter	1977	2 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1977	68 individuals	A1
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	1970-1977	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1970-1977	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1970-1977	11,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,000 individuals	B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	winter	1977	120 individuals	B3
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1977	6 individuals	A1
Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis	LC	resident	1977	frequent	B3
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca	LC	winter	1977	common	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1970-1977	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1994	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Deltas of Rud-e-Gaz & Rud-e-Hara	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2001	Hara-e Roud-e Gaz	Protected Area	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		major (>10)
Forest		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rud-i-Gaz and Rud-i-Hara deltas (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rud-i-gaz-and-rud-i-hara-deltas-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.