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

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	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% 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

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

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 23/12/2024.