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 |
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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 | |||
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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) | |||||
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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) | |||
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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.