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Rud-i Jowin and Rud-i Kalshur


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
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN winter (1977) 13–70 birds A1, B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1975 Miandasht Wildlife Refuge (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Grassland minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland) minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rud-i Jowin and Rud-i Kalshur (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rud-i-jowin-and-rud-i-kalshur-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 28/12/2024.