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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	10
Grassland	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Forest	minor (<10)

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 23/12/2024.