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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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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Threats to the site (pressure)
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)
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

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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)
Shrubland		-
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Karnabchul Steppe. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2022.