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The site was identified as important in 2005 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	winter	2006-2007	5-7,140 individuals	A1, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2001-2005	465 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2001-2005	2,166-50,060 individuals	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	2001-2005	13,499-32,444 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2001-2005	6-455 individuals	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2001-2005	2,148-17,818 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	2001	1,816-20,769 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	2001	4,825-27,376 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	2001-2005	19,848-27,712 individuals	A4i
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	2001-2005	24,596-47,607 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001	68,909-231,846 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Turkmenbashy Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	267,124	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hazar	State Nature Reserve	1,310,185	protected area overlaps with site	192,329

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation, Standing brackish & salt water, Temporary water bodies	-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Turkmenbashy Bay. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/turkmenbashy-bay-iba-turkmenistan on 02/10/2023.