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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2003	5 adults	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2006-2008	6 adults	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2006	1 adults	A1
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2006	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	2006	present	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2004-2008	5-25 adults	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	1 individuals	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	resident	2006-2008	1-9 individuals	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

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 long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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)
Western Tien-shan	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	528,178	protected area contains site	0
Ugam-Chatkal	National Park	1,149,200	protected area overlaps with site	0
Chatkalskiy	State Nature Reserve	71,372	protected area overlaps with site	0
Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	57,360	protected area contains site	11,103

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bashkyzylsay Unit of the Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/20587 on 01/06/2023.