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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
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	breeding	2006-2007	1 individuals	A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	2006-2007	2 individuals	A3
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	2006-2007	2 individuals	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2007	6 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2007	1 individuals	A1
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	2006-2007	2 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006-2007	12 individuals	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Columba eversmanni	Yellow-eyed Pigeon	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Caprimulgus aegyptius	Egyptian Nightjar	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Otus brucei	Pallid Scops-owl	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Clanga clanga	Greater Spotted Eagle	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila heliaca	Eastern Imperial Eagle	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Hippolais languida	Upcher's Warbler	20	20	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Scotocerca inquieta	Streaked Scrub-warbler	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Oenanthe picata	Variable Wheatear	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Oenanthe finschii	Finsch's Wheatear	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Rhodospiza obsoleta	Desert Finch	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Emberiza bruniceps	Red-headed Bunting	30	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Wooded desert & semi-desert	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
military	-
forestry	-
not utilised	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garachop. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garachop-iba-turkmenistan on 29/11/2023.