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

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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 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
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath	LC	winter (1977)	2 birds	A4i, B1i, B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1977)	68 birds	A1
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter (1970–1977)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter (1970–1977)	5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter (1970–1977)	11,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter (1970–1977)	2,000 birds	B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	winter (1977)	120 birds	B3
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (1977)	6 birds	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 birds	A4iii

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	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.