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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2005	2-30 adults	A1
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	VU	passage	2006	40-100 individuals	A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2005-2006	10-150 adults	A1
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage	2005-2006	55-400 adults	A4i
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus	LC	breeding	2006	5 breeding pairs	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	passage	1993-2006	2-40 adults	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	1993-2006	100-2,000 adults	A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1993	50-270 adults	A4i
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	2006	20-40 adults	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2006	50-100 adults	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2006	15-25 adults	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana	LC	breeding	2006	20-50 adults	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	2006	30-50 adults	A3

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
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)	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Aksay Lake and surrounding desert. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.