South end of the Hamoun-i Puzak (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

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South end of the Hamoun-i Puzak

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	1970	42 individuals	A1, B2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,450 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1970-1977	8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1970-1977	30 individuals	B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1970-1977	18,100 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1970-1977	4,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1970-1977	12,100 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1970-1977	58,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1970-1977	37,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1970-1977	450 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1973	3 breeding pairs	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1970-1977	1,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1977-1992	75-82 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1977	130 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1977	650 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1970-1977	5,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1977	5 individuals	B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1977	7 individuals	A1
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1977	uncommon	B3
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.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1994	not assessed	very high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Hamoun	Protected Area	81
1975	Hamun-e-Puzak, south end	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	67

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		67
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Desert		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	67
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South end of the Hamoun-i Puzak (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-end-of-the-hamoun-i-puzak-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.