The site was identified as important in 2007 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 |
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See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis | LC | resident | 2003-2006 | 150-300 breeding pairs | A3 |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | winter | 2003-2006 | 500-520 individuals | A4i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | winter | 2003-2006 | 1,488-1,952 individuals | A4i |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident | 2003-2006 | 2-3 individuals | A1 |
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 3-6 breeding pairs | A3 |
Plain Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus neglectus | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 3-6 breeding pairs | A3 |
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 2-3 breeding pairs | A3 |
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 20-30 breeding pairs | A3 |
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 2-4 breeding pairs | A3 |
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 10-15 breeding pairs | A3 |
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 2-4 breeding pairs | A3 |
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 4-6 breeding pairs | A3 |
White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti | LC | breeding | 2003-2006 | 4-6 breeding pairs | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2007 | not assessed | high | negligible |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | unset | medium |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - small-holder plantations | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Desert | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dangara massif. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dangara-massif-iba-tajikistan on 04/12/2023.