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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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage	1972-1974	53-100 individuals	A1, B2

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/Terrestrial		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shirvan area (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shirvan-area-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.