Key Biodiversity Areas

Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud (8079)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Middle East

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPhalacrocorax pygmeusPygmy CormorantT1994link-icon
AvesPelecanus crispusDalmatian PelicanT1994link-icon
AvesPodiceps cristatusGreat Crested GrebeLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesLarus ridibundusBlack-headed GullLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesCasmerodius albusGreat White EgretLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesPhalacrocorax carboGreat CormorantLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesCygnus columbianusTundra SwanLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesLarus cachinnansLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesHaliaeetus albicillaWhite-tailed Sea-eagleT1994link-icon
AvesNycticorax nycticoraxBlack-crowned Night-heronLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesVanellus vanellusNorthern LapwingLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAnas platyrhynchosMallardLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesEgretta garzettaLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesPodiceps nigricollisBlack-necked GrebeLR/lc1994link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 16, 2025.