Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 256 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | winter | 1977-1992 | 453-3,200 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter | 1977 | 1,773 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 204 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | winter | 1987-1992 | 17,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 12,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 13,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 16,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 40,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 14,200 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 30,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 400-800 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 55,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Coot Fulica atra | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 65,200 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 1,120 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 1,120 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | winter | 1987-1992 | 167-334 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 2,330 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | resident | 1977 | 250 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 1,700 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | NT | winter | 1970-1977 | 5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 1987-1992 | 400 individuals | B1i |
Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | winter | 1987-1992 | 1,500 individuals | B1i |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1977 | 200-300 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | breeding | 1977 | 100 breeding pairs | B1i |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 1977 | 20 breeding pairs | A1, B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1987-1992 | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Gomishan Marshes | No Hunting Area | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gomishan Lagoon | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 17,700 | protected area overlaps with site | 17,700 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Coastline | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gomishan marshes and Turkoman steppes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/02/2023.