Key Biodiversity Areas

South end of the Hamoun-i Puzak (8150)
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAythya ferinaCommon PochardLR/lc1994A1dlink-icon
AvesOxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed DuckT1994A1clink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesBotaurus stellarisEurasian BitternLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAnas penelopeEurasian WigeonLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAnser anserGreylag GooseLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesPasser moabiticusDead Sea SparrowLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesRecurvirostra avosettaPied AvocetLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesLimosa limosaBlack-tailed GodwitLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAnas streperaGadwallLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesFulica atraCommon CootLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesGrus grusCommon CraneLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesHimantopus himantopusBlack-winged StiltLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAnas clypeataNorthern ShovelerLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesCasmerodius albusGreat White EgretLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesHaliaeetus albicillaWhite-tailed Sea-eagleT1994link-icon
AvesAquila heliacaEastern Imperial EagleT1994link-icon
AvesAythya nyrocaFerruginous DuckLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAnas creccaCommon TealLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAnas platyrhynchosMallardLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesPelecanus crispusDalmatian PelicanT1994link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: South end of the Hamoun-i Puzak. 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.