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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	2006	3,000 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	2006	7-46 individuals	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	2006	1,100 individuals	A4i
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	2006	2 individuals	A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	70 individuals	A1
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	2006	4 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2006	2 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2006	10 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006	6 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	min 20,000 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	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Oxyura leucocephala	White-headed Duck	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Anser erythropus	Lesser White-fronted Goose	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Marmaronetta angustirostris	Marbled Teal	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	4000	1500	individuals	38	very unfavourable
Columba eversmanni	Yellow-eyed Pigeon	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Otus brucei	Pallid Scops-owl	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila heliaca	Eastern Imperial Eagle	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Scotocerca inquieta	Streaked Scrub-warbler	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Rhodospiza obsoleta	Desert Finch	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Emberiza bruniceps	Red-headed Bunting	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable

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	Low bushes, Scrub	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
water management	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Saryyazy. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.