Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | passage | 2006 | 10-200 adults | A1, A4i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter | 2006 | 10-150 adults | A1 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | breeding | 2006 | 25-350 adults | A4i |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | passage | 2006 | 3-40 adults | A1 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | passage | 2006 | 50-1,500 adults | A4i |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | passage | 2006 | 60-2,000 adults | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | passage | 2006 | 60-1,000 adults | A4i |
| Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | passage | 2006 | 50-250 adults | A4i |
| Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | passage | 2006 | 2-7 adults | A1 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2006 | 5-60 adults | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2006 | present | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2006 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | - | |
| Desert | - | |
| Forest | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kagan Fish Farm. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kagan-fish-farm-iba-uzbekistan on 23/09/2023.
