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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	breeding	1977	10 breeding pairs	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)
Grassland		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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