Iran Ramsar wetland
Zarivar Lake
201 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Mr.minoque · CC BY-SA 2.5
This month here
0 species in January.12 species in February.32 species in March.119 species in April.151 species in May.100 species in June.51 species in July.17 species in August.99 species in September.117 species in October.60 species in November.56 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
No records for this month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
201 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 201Speciesrecorded more than once
- 97Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,468Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,290 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 4Owls
- 24Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 95Songbirds
- 28Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 201 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusNT
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds95 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great titParus major
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoleta
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Western Rock NuthatchSitta neumayer
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- White-throated robinIrania gutturalis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Red-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Emberiza buchananiEmberiza buchanani
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eastern Rock NuthatchSitta tephronota
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Cinereous BuntingEmberiza cineraceaNT
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pale RockfinchCarpospiza brachydactyla
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Half-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Middle Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan4°/-4°39 mm
- Feb6°/-3°46 mm
- Mar12°/0°50 mm
- Apr17°/5°48 mm
- May24°/10°22 mm
- Jun32°/15°3 mm
- Jul36°/18°2 mm
- Aug35°/18°1 mm
- Sep30°/14°1 mm
- Oct22°/9°26 mm
- Nov12°/1°48 mm
- Dec7°/-3°42 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Zarivar Lake.
Lake in Iran
Zarivar Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Iran, 1,290 m above the sea.
201 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,468 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Magpie, the Western Marsh Harrier and the House Sparrow.
62 species come for the summer, 25 for the winter and 10 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- ماسی سه له مونcampsite · 1.2 km · 2 within 10 km
- هتل جهانگردیplace to stay · 1.0 km · 9 within 10 km
- Marīvānnearest town · 4.8 km in a straight line
- Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 74 km in a straight line
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmماسی سه له مون, بومگردی نشینگهی بنار
- 9places to stay within 10 kmهتل جهانگردی, هتل زریبار, اقامتگاه بومگردی بنار and 6 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Zarivar Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas90 mountains within 25 kmKūh-e Mīr Ḩājjī · 6.3 kmKūh-e Bardarrehbāz · 10 kmKūh-e Sūren · 14 kmKūh-e Zeleh · 14 kmJabal Sūrayn · 15 kmShākh Hīlnah Kalārān · 17 kmTall Kirdah Shatānīn · 22 kmKūh-e Esḩāq · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Zarivar Lake
Iran
- 75Birdyas Score
- 201Species
- 97Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3058006) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,468 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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