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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1974-2003	250-11,880 individuals	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1976-2003	1,100-24,200 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1998-2003	490 individuals	A1
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1980-2003	2,335-35,500 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1980	min 20,000 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
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
military	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
unknown	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Turkmen Bay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.