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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
Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Brooks's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus subviridis	LC	breeding	1900	present	A2, A3
Large-billed Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris	LC	breeding	1900	present	A3
Western Crowned Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis	LC	breeding	1900	present	A3
White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys	LC	resident	1900	present	A2, A3
White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis	LC	resident	1900	present	A2, A3
White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris	LC	breeding	1900	present	A3
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda	LC	breeding	1900	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	1900	present	A3
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura	LC	breeding	1900	present	A3
Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni	LC	resident	1900	present	A2, A3

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Grassland		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Safed Koh (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/safed-koh-iba-afghanistan on 23/11/2024.