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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 Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	1970-1979	3 breeding pairs	A3
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	1990-1993	1-5 individuals	A1, A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1970	250 individuals	A4i
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1970-1979	present	A3
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	resident	1970	2 breeding pairs	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1970-1972	6 individuals	A1
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	1970	present	A3
Plain Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus neglectus	LC	breeding	1970	5 breeding pairs	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	1970	6 breeding pairs	A3
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca	LC	breeding	1970	6 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1970	1 breeding pairs	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding	1970	present	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding	1970	5 breeding pairs	A3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	breeding	1970	present	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	resident	1970-1972	5 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1970	2 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	resident	1970-1972	5 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1970-1979	100 individuals	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident	1970-1979	present	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	1970	2 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident	1970	3 breeding pairs	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident	1970	6 breeding pairs	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	resident	1970	6 breeding pairs	A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	LC	breeding	1970	6 breeding pairs	A3
White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti	LC	breeding	1970	10 breeding pairs	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
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		20
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Grassland		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salang Kotal (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salang-kotal-iba-afghanistan on 22/11/2024.