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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
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).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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)
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

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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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.