Tayebad plains at Ghoomi and Sarhad (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

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Tayebad plains at Ghoomi and Sarhad

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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter	1977	26-1,000 individuals	A1, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Desert		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tayebad plains at Ghoomi and Sarhad (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tayebad-plains-at-ghoomi-and-sarhad-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/11/2024.