Migratory Birds

Spur winged plover spotted in Lorestan Prov.

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – 36 Spur winged Plovers have been spotted near Gori Balmak wetland, Lorestan Province, west of Iran.
2019-09-07 16:25
By: Mohammadreza Nazmi

Khalij-e-Fars Birds Market

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Khalij-e-Fars Ornamental Birds Market was constructed years ago in Tehran with the aim of organizing sale of ornamented birds. Nowadays, sellers of birds have been relocated from Tehran to the new center.
2019-07-20 17:46
By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Human-animal interactions: Hospitable locals play host to storks for ages in Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) –Iranian hospitability never failed to bring back the storks from their wintering grounds; oddly enough erecting nesting sites endlessly on their roofs remained favorable to the birds, showing that the relationship between them is peculiarly an intimate one.
2019-06-16 22:44
VIDEO: Flamingos return to Shadegan pond

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Shadegan ponds in Khuzestan Province, Iran, and surrounding marshes are fed by the Karun River and connected to the Persian Gulf. Animal life in the Shadegan ponds include two species of amphibians, five species of reptiles and 154 species of birds, among them pelican and flamingo.
2019-06-09 13:33
By: Iman Hamikhah

Return of migratory birds to Agh-Gol Wetland

MALAYER, Jun. 02 (MNA) – After many years and following the recent generous rainfalls that revived many wetlands across Iran, migratory birds, including flamingos, storks and stilts, have returned to the Agh-Gol Wetland in Malayer in western Iran.
2019-06-02 12:17
VIDEO: Large flocks of flamingos fly over revived Lake Urmia

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Latest aerial footage shows large flocks of migratory flamingos flying over Lake Urmia, northwest Iran. Recent downpours causing floods, that recently left many provinces of Iran submerged, have made the world’s second largest saltwater lake come back to life, as the water level of the northwestern Lake Urmia has raised dramatically.
2019-05-07 18:29
VIDEO: Rainfalls revive ' Kamjan' wetland

KHARAMEH, May 04 (MNA) – The recent rainfalls have considerably contributed to the rising level of water in the recently-revived Kamjan' wetland in Kharameh County, Fars Province, Iran. The wetland has been in the path of migratory birds for centuries.
2019-05-04 12:47
VIDEO: Ashuradeh Island hosting birds passing through Caspian Sea

ASHURADEH, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Ashuradeh Island, a narrow, long stretch of land in the extreme southeastern section of the Caspian Sea is hosting the winter migratory birds such as larus, black-winged stilts, Caspian terns, swans, ducks, flamingos, pelicans, and geese. As the only Iranian island in the Caspian Sea, Ashuradeh is under environmental protection and has a considerable wildlife population including breeding birds such as pheasants and black francolins.
2019-01-08 13:31
By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi

Migrating seagulls arrive in Astara

ASTARA, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Every winter, flocks of migratory seagulls, moving toward the south, visit Iranian border city of Astara, northern Gilan province, to enjoy the preserved water bodies of the stop.
2019-01-05 10:08
Rare bird spotted in southeastern Iran

ZAHEDAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Park Rangers have spotted a black stork, from a rare bird species, in Konarak, southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province.
2018-12-26 13:51
By: Mehdi Pedramkhoo

Migratory birds in Hour al-Azim

AHVAZ, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Every year during the cold season, migratory birds stop in the habitats of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran. Hour al-Azim wetland is now hosting different types of gulls and ducks, especially the ferruginous duck and Lesser white-fronted goose.
2018-12-26 11:12
By: Mehdi Pedramkhoo

Karun River hosting migratory birds

AHVAZ, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Every year during the cold season, migratory birds stop in the habitats of the southern Khuzestan province. Karun River is now hosting different types of gulls, heron and cormorant that are passing through the north to the south.
2018-12-09 09:28
By: Raheleh Hesari

Migratory birds in Golestan

GORGAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Every year in autumn, Golestan province hosts thousands of migratory birds due to its climatic conditions. Among these migratory birds, it can be referred to aquatic birds from various species such as types of swans, gooses, flamingos, ducks, etc.
2018-12-08 14:52
Lonely Siberian crane ‘Hope’ returns to Fereydunkenar

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Iran's last visiting Siberian crane of the western population has been seen back at Fereydunkenar on Wed., wintering in the northern Iranian city for another year.
2018-11-21 12:28
By: Aryan Nasrollahi

White storks return to their habitats in Iran

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – The border village of Bilo at a distance of 15 kilometers from Marivan County in Iranian western province of Kurdistan hosts migratory white storks annually in spring.
2018-05-23 20:29
Migratory birds stop at Iranian border city of Astara

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – A diverse host of migratory birds from different species move toward south with cold weather approaching. Seagull, tern, ducks, little cormorant, great cormorant, mesophoyx, white stork, and purple heron are among the bird species which visit Iranian border city of Astara to enjoy the preserved water bodies of the stop.
2018-01-22 19:36
By: Mehdi Pedramkhoo

1st group of migratory birds arrive in Karun coast

AHVAZ, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Each year during the cold season, migratory birds choose one of the equator rivers or lagoons to spend the season. The Karun River is hosting different types of gulls, heron and cormorant all year round by the end of April.
2017-12-03 11:00
Last western Siberian crane ‘Omid’ lands in Iran

SARI, Nov. 25 (MNA) – The last remaining western Siberian crane ‘Omid’ has returned to its winter home in Iran for the tenth consecutive year after a twenty-day delay.
2017-11-25 11:33
By: Mobin Paymankar

Marivan hosts migratory storks

MARIVAN, May 30 (MNA) – Each year with the arrival of spring, the villages around Lake Zeribar, including Bilo village and plains around it in Marivan, Kurdistan province, host migratory storks.
2017-05-30 16:19
By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

Astara, home of rare species of birds

ASTARA, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Astara in Gilan province, is home to different rare birds, including mute and black swans, Africans and Canadians goose, Flamingo, African Crane, various types of ducks, parrots, mildew, nightingale, quail, lovebirds, peacock and a variety of pheasants.
2017-04-23 16:00
By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

Estil Lagoon home to special migrating birds

ASTARA, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Estil Lagoon, one of the tourist attractions in Astara, Gilan province, hosts hundreds of migrating bird species, including pelicans, seagulls, tern, quail, big and small cormorants and heron.
2016-12-26 16:55