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Location Pakistan
Central coordinates 67o 50.00' East  27o 30.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 182 ha
Altitude 50 m
Year of IBA assessment 2004





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Common Teal Anas crecca unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  A4i  Least Concern 
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  A4i  Least Concern 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  A1  Vulnerable 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2004  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Drigh Lake Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 164 unknown 0  
Drigh Lake Wildlife Sanctuary 164 protected area contained by site 164  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)   -
Shrubland   -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research 100%

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Drigh Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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