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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
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2007	1,000 breeding pairs	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
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 - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ogurchinskiy	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	7,000	protected area contained by site	7,000

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation, Temporary water bodies	-
Shrubland	Low bushes	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
other	-
unknown	-

State.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ogurjaly island. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ogurjaly-island-iba-turkmenistan on 25/09/2023.