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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	1971-1976	present	A3
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	breeding	1971-1972	min 50 adults	A3, A4i
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1971-1976	90-160 individuals	A4i
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1971-1976	common	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	1971-1976	present	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident	1971-1976	present	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
Grassland		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major (>10)
Desert		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Small Pamir (Afghanistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/small-pamir-iba-afghanistan on 22/11/2024.