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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1977-1992	2-27 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1970-1977	359 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1970-1977	4,435 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1977-1992	3,000-4,840 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1977	185 individuals	A1, B1i, B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1970-1977	25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1970-1977	16,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1970-1977	32,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1970-1977	12,850 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1970-1977	20,400 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1970-1977	86,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1970-1977	34,550 individuals	A4i, B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1977	250 breeding pairs	B1i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	passage	1977	120 individuals	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage	1977	300 individuals	B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1970-1977	100 individuals	A1, B2
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter	1970-1977	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1977	500 individuals	B1i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	winter	1977	400 individuals	B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1977	150-200 breeding pairs	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1970-1977	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	38
water management	38
agriculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seyed Mohalli, Zarin Kola and Larim Sara (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seyed-mohalli-zarin-kola-and-larim-sara-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.