Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 2006 | 27,848 individuals | A4i |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter | 2003-2006 | 4-142 individuals | A1, A4i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | passage | 2006 | 1,495 individuals | A4i |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | passage | 2006 | 16,419 individuals | A4i |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | passage | 2006 | 19,166 individuals | A4i |
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | LC | breeding | 2000-2005 | 1-2 individuals | A3 |
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | breeding | 1985-1989 | 1-60 adults | A1, A3 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage | 2006 | 1,530 individuals | A4i |
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | non-breeding | 2003-2005 | 1-6 individuals | A1 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | winter | 1967-1980 | 1-5 individuals | A1 |
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | resident | 1990-2006 | common | A3 |
Great Tit Parus major | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | common | A3 |
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | breeding | 2000-2005 | 5-30 individuals | A3 |
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding | 2000-2005 | common | A3 |
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | uncommon | A3 |
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | resident | 1980-2006 | uncommon | A3 |
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | common | A3 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2006 | 20,000-72,950 individuals | A4iii |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2006 | very high | not assessed | negligible |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | negligible |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Nurabad | Wildlife Refuge | 40,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 20,000 |
Mubarekskiy | Wildlife Refuge | 219,534 | protected area overlaps with site | 18,000 |
Karnabchul | Wildlife Refuge | 40,000 | protected area contained by site | 40,000 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | - | |
Desert | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Karnabchul Steppe. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2022.