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The site was identified as important in 2006 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2004-2006	30-5,000 adults	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2000-2005	115-27,695 adults	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2005	30 adults	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	2000-2004	1-790 adults	A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2000-2005	2-491 adults	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2000-2005	1,102-41,700 adults	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	2000-2005	184-34,050 adults	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2004	50 adults	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	2000-2005	917-12,332 adults	A4i
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	winter	2004-2005	1-300 adults	A4i
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	1998-2006	2-14 individuals	A3
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	2000-2005	5,206-46,000 adults	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	1998-2000	2-14 individuals	A3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	44 adults	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	2000-2005	23-5,560 adults	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2000-2005	3-2,040 adults	A4i
Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi	LC	resident	1998-2006	1 individuals	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	1998-2006	3-20 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	breeding	1998-2006	1-5 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	1998-2006	2-6 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	1998-2006	1-7 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2000-2004	85,070-144,173 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).

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) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	drought	happening now	whole area/population (>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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

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)
Karakir	Wildlife Refuge	30,000	protected area overlaps with site	20,195

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karakyr Lakes. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karakyr-lakes-iba-uzbekistan on 25/09/2023.