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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2008	5,000 individuals	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2007	330-400 individuals	A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	2007	750-1,300 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	2008	1,450 individuals	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	2008	450 individuals	A4i
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	2000-2005	1-2 individuals	A3
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2007	1 individuals	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2007	4,800-7,000 individuals	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	2000-2005	1-40 individuals	A1, A3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2007	1,100-2,200 individuals	A4i
Great Tit Parus major	LC	breeding	2000-2006	1-4 individuals	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	breeding	2000-2005	5-30 individuals	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2000-2005	1-5 individuals	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding	2000-2006	1-4 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	1980-2006	1-4 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	1990-2006	1-4 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	17,909-24,220 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
water management	-
tourism/recreation	-
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 Areas factsheet: Kattakurgan Reservoir. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.