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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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	2006-2007	43 individuals	A1
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	2006-2007	32 individuals	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006-2007	present	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2006	16 individuals	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2006-2007	28 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	2006-2007	6 individuals	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006-2007	70 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2006-2007	4 individuals	A1
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2006-2007	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006-2007	present	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
Ammoperdix griseogularis	See-see Partridge	100	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Columba eversmanni	Yellow-eyed Pigeon	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Caprimulgus aegyptius	Egyptian Nightjar	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Otis tarda	Great Bustard	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Chlamydotis macqueenii	Asian Houbara	10	10	individuals	100	favourable
Cursorius cursor	Cream-coloured Courser	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Otus brucei	Pallid Scops-owl	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Clanga clanga	Greater Spotted Eagle	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	5	5	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila heliaca	Eastern Imperial Eagle	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ammomanes deserti	Desert Lark	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Hippolais languida	Upcher's Warbler	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Scotocerca inquieta	Streaked Scrub-warbler	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sitta tephronota	Eastern Rock Nuthatch	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Oenanthe picata	Variable Wheatear	50	50	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Oenanthe finschii	Finsch's Wheatear	30	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Rhodospiza obsoleta	Desert Finch	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Emberiza bruniceps	Red-headed Bunting	100	100	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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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)
Pulihatum	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	15,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Er-oiladuzskii and / or Kyzyldzhar	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	21,776	protected area overlaps with site	0
Badkhyz	State Nature Reserve	87,680	protected area overlaps with site	87,680

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Forest	Wooded desert & semi-desert	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	-

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

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

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