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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Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | 8-10 breeding pairs | A3 |
Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | 200-250 individuals | A4i |
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni | VU | breeding | 2000-2006 | 10-15 breeding pairs | A1 |
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | 2-3 breeding pairs | A3 |
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | winter | 2000-2006 | 4-6 individuals | A1 |
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | passage | 2000-2006 | 6-8 individuals | A1 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2000-2006 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1 |
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | 20-40 breeding pairs | A3 |
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | 10-12 breeding pairs | A3 |
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | 3-5 breeding pairs | A3 |
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | 5-8 breeding pairs | A3 |
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | 15-20 breeding pairs | A3 |
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | 7-9 breeding pairs | A3 |
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | 10-15 breeding pairs | A3 |
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | 5-8 breeding pairs | A3 |
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta | LC | breeding | 2000-2006 | 20-30 breeding pairs | A3 |
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | 8-9 breeding pairs | A3 |
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus | LC | resident | 2000-2006 | 25-40 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 | low | low |
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 | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Climate change and severe weather | storms and floods | 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 |
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Даштиджум | Заповедник | 19,700 | protected area overlaps with site | 53,400 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - | |
Shrubland | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Desert | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dashtidjum. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dashtidjum-iba-tajikistan on 30/11/2023.