IR036
Touran


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii VU breeding (1977) 1–9 pairs A1
Iranian Ground-jay Podoces pleskei LC resident (1977) 3 pairs B3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana LC breeding (1977) 1–9 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Touran Protected Area (V) 100
1976 Touran Wildlife Refuge (IV) 18
1976 Touran UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100
2002 Touran National Park (II) 7

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10)
Desert minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Touran (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/touran-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/12/2024.