Shirvan area (8100)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Middle East

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 1994

National site name: Shirvan area

Central coordinates: Latitude: 37.4167, Longitude: 57.8333

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 1100 to 1100

Area of KBA (km²): 55.50664

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: Cultivated upland plains (cereals and sugar beet) at c.1,100 m in the vicinity of Hosseynabad village, 5–15 km west of Shirvan. Land ownership is public and private. Livestock grazing occurs.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)

Additional biodiversity: See box for key species. An important staging area for Otis tarda in November-December. Flocks of 64 (1972) and 53 (1974) have been observed by Department of the Environment personnel, and flocks of over 100 are reported by local farmers. A few birds remain into January, by which time the plains are usually under snow. Falco pelegrinoides is an occasional visitor, and Sturnus roseus is a common passage migrant. Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.

Habitats

Land use: agriculture | rangeland/pastureland

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial	100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: No conservation measures are known to have been proposed and there is no information on threats to the site.

Additional information