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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	1 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1987-1992	250 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	1970-1977	3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1970-1977	1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1970-1977	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter	1987-1992	3,000 individuals	B1i
Sind Woodpecker Dendrocopos assimilis	LC	resident	1977	2 individuals	B3
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca	LC	winter	1977	10 individuals	B3

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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Deltas of Rud-e-Shur, Rud-e-Shirin and Rud-e-Minab	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2001	Hara-e Tiab and Minab	Protected Area	87

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rud-i-Shur, Rud-i-Shirin and Rud-i-Minab deltas (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rud-i-shur-rud-i-shirin-and-rud-i-minab-deltas-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.