Bamou National Park (8137)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Middle East

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 1994

National site name: Bamou National Park

Central coordinates: Latitude: 29.6667, Longitude: 52.6667

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 1500 to 2655

Area of KBA (km²): 499.29687

Protected area coverage (%): 100.00

KBA classification: Regional

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: A rugged area of the Zagros Mountains (c.1,500 m to 2,655 m) immediately north-east of the city of Shiraz. The massif has spectacular cliffs and crags and is surrounded by broad steppic outwash plains. The dominant vegetation throughout is Artemisia steppe.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.

Additional biodiversity: See box for key species. The breeding avifauna is typical of the rather barren steppic mountain ranges of the southern Zagros. Other notable breeding species include Apus affinis, Melanocorypha bimaculata and Scotocerca inquieta. At least 54 species have been recorded in the reserve. Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals: Panthera pardus (rare), Gazella subgutturosa (rare), Capra hircus aegagrus (rare) and Ovis ammon (rare).

Delineation rationale: 2009-11-30 (BL Secretariat): area of site has been increased from 48,075 ha to 48,678 ha, so as to match the increased size of Bamou NP (according to WDPA 2009).

Habitats

Land use: nature conservation and research (100%)

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Grassland	95
Rocky Areas(e.g., inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The area was first protected as the Bamou Protected Region (67,188 ha), established in 1962. This was reduced in size to 48,075 ha and given National Park status in the early 1970s. No threats are known.

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