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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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	2006-2007	500-2,900 individuals	A4i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage	2006-2007	10-1,500 individuals	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2006-2007	40-1,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	2006	present	A4i

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
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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)
Shrubland	Low bushes	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
water management	-
not utilised	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Deryatakyr. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/deryatakyr-iba-turkmenistan on 04/10/2023.