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The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2012-2013	536 individuals	A1
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	2012-2013	391 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2012-2013	22,023 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2013).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-
Shrubland	Low bushes	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
forestry	-

State grounds, the territory has tenants. There is no data on them.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mashankul and Khojakul lake complex. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mashankul-and-khojakul-lake-complex-iba-uzbekistan on 27/09/2023.