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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
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	1970-1977	813 individuals	B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,385 individuals	B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1970-1977	39,900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1970-1977	4,350 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1970-1977	3,250 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1970-1977	12,900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1970-1977	170,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1970-1977	171,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	1970-1977	8,875 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1970-1977	760 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	winter	1977	2 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1970-1977	83 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1970-1977	3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1977	340 individuals	B1i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	passage	1977	310 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	passage	1977	275 individuals	B1i
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	passage	1977	2,070 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	winter	1970-1977	700 individuals	B1i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	winter	1970-1977	7,600 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	winter	1970-1977	960 individuals	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1977	1,100 individuals	A4i, B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident	1977	common	A1, B2
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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Miankaleh Peninsula, Gorgan Bay and Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	4
1975	Miankaleh	Wildlife Refuge	2
1975	Bujagh National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
1975	Amirkelayeh Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
2001	Gomishan Lagoon	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	30
2002	Bojagh	National Park	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens & peatlands, Permanent freshwater lakes, Permanent freshwater marshes & pools, Permanent rivers, streams & creeks, Permanent saline, brackish & alkaline lakes, Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes & pools	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Caspian shore, from Astara to Gomishan (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-caspian-shore-from-astara-to-gomishan-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.