Key Biodiversity Areas

Kavir region (8094)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Middle East

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesGypaetus barbatusLammergeierNT1994link-icon
AvesScotocerca inquietaStreaked Scrub-warblerLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesPterocles coronatusCrowned SandgrouseLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesChlamydotis undulataHoubara BustardT1994link-icon
AvesCursorius cursorLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesHirundo obsoletaPale Crag-martinLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAmmomanes cincturaBar-tailed LarkLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesBucanetes githagineusTrumpeter FinchLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAlaemon alaudipesGreater Hoopoe-larkLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesOenanthe monachaHooded WheatearLR/lc1994link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Kavir region. 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 12, 2025.