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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2000-2006	10-12 breeding pairs	A3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2000-2006	50-60 individuals	A1
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	resident	2000-2006	3-4 breeding pairs	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2000-2006	2-7 breeding pairs	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	passage	2000-2006	15-20 individuals	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	40-60 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2000-2006	2-6 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2000-2006	100-200 breeding pairs	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	2000-2006	50-60 individuals	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2000-2006	8-10 individuals	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	10-12 breeding pairs	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	2000-2005	8-9 individuals	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	2000-2006	70-80 individuals	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2000-2005	10-12 individuals	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	50-60 individuals	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	breeding	2000-2006	120-125 individuals	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	20-25 breeding pairs	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ishkashim. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/21989 on 01/06/2023.