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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
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus	LC	breeding	1977-2007	2 individuals	A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	1977-2007	2-18 individuals	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	1977-2007	9-22 individuals	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	1977-2007	2-4 individuals	A1
Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi	LC	resident	1977-2007	45-70 individuals	A3
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	breeding	1977-2007	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	1977-2007	19-40 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	breeding	1977-2007	9-30 individuals	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding	1977-2007	4-46 individuals	A3
Zarudny's Sparrow Passer zarudnyi	LC	resident	1977-1993	4 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	1977-2007	4-40 individuals	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' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Desert		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	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	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	drought	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy, Desert & semi-desert - stony	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buzaubay. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buzaubay-iba-uzbekistan on 01/12/2023.