TM024
Dushakerekdag


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis LC resident 1983-2005 60-70 breeding pairs A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus NT breeding 1983-2005 1-3 breeding pairs A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN winter 1983-2005 1 individuals A1
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota LC resident 1983-2005 48-50 breeding pairs A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC resident 1983-2005 10-15 breeding pairs A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata LC breeding 1983-2005 20-25 breeding pairs A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii LC breeding 1983-2005 26-30 breeding pairs A3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia LC breeding 1983-2005 1-2 breeding pairs A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes LC resident 1983-2005 30-40 breeding pairs A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani LC breeding 1983-2005 1-2 breeding pairs A3

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2005 not assessed very high not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming happening now some of area/population (10-49%) very rapid to severe deterioration high
Biological resource use logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high

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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
Shrubland -
Desert -
Wetlands (inland) -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -
Artificial/Terrestrial -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
military -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dushakerekdag. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dushakerekdag-iba-turkmenistan on 19/03/2024.