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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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2000-2006	30-50 individuals	A3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	resident	2000-2006	300-500 breeding pairs	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2000-2006	500-1,500 individuals	A4i
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident	2000-2006	1 individuals	A3
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	resident	2000-2006	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	2000-2006	4-8 breeding pairs	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2000-2006	max 2 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2000-2006	30-45 breeding pairs	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	2000-2006	15-30 breeding pairs	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	12-15 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2000-2006	12-16 breeding pairs	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding	2000-2006	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	12-18 breeding pairs	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	2000-2006	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	2000-2006	8-14 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2000-2006	10-16 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	2000-2006	16-25 breeding pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2000-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident	2000-2006	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	2000-2005	14-20 breeding pairs	A3
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	4-8 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident	2000-2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	2000-2006	15-25 breeding pairs	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident	2000-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	A3

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	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
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	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Таджикский Национальный парк	Национальный парк	260,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
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	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Drumkul Lake. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.