Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | LC | passage | 2005 | 14,300 individuals | A4i |
Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | passage | 2005 | 40,100 individuals | A4i |
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding | 2001-2005 | 25-61 individuals | A1 |
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 580 individuals | A4i |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | breeding | 2001 | 100 individuals | A1, A4i |
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus | LC | passage | 2005 | 10,000 individuals | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2005 | 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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2017 | high | near favourable | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (commercial use) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (domestic use) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Pollution | garbage & solid waste | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Transportation and service corridors | utility & service lines | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - clay | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - salty | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - sandy | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Grassland | Humid | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Grassland | Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Shrubland | Low bushes | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing fresh water | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Water-fringe vegetation | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Phasianus colchicus | Common Pheasant | 1 | 4 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Cygnus olor | Mute Swan | 20 | 18 | individuals | 90 | near favourable |
Anser anser | Greylag Goose | 65 | 106 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Tadorna tadorna | Common Shelduck | 25 | 6 | individuals | 24 | very unfavourable |
Tadorna ferruginea | Ruddy Shelduck | 8 | 2 | individuals | 25 | very unfavourable |
Netta rufina | Red-crested Pochard | 34 | 127 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Spatula querquedula | Garganey | 34 | 7 | individuals | 21 | very unfavourable |
Spatula clypeata | Northern Shoveler | 20 | 8 | individuals | 40 | unfavourable |
Anas crecca | 1 | 6 | individuals | 100 | favourable | |
Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | 1 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Podiceps cristatus | Great Crested Grebe | 1 | 3 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Syrrhaptes paradoxus | Pallas's Sandgrouse | 2 | 52 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Pterocles orientalis | Black-bellied Sandgrouse | 122 | 22 | individuals | 19 | very unfavourable |
Pterocles alchata | Pin-tailed Sandgrouse | 1000 | 6 | individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
Fulica atra | Common Coot | 37 | 244 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron | 2 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Ardea alba | Great White Egret | 19 | 24 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant | 1 | 174 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Limosa limosa | Black-tailed Godwit | 2 | 4 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull | 50 | 62 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus canus | Mew Gull | 40 | 55 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus cachinnans | Caspian Gull | 15 | 101 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Sternula albifrons | Little Tern | 4 | 15 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | 5 | 24 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Circus aeruginosus | Western Marsh-harrier | 6 | 8 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Merops persicus | Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | 1 | 33 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Lanius excubitor | Great Grey Shrike | 1 | 3 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Corvus corone | Carrion Crow | 2 | 94 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Alaudala rufescens | 72 | 80 | individuals | 100 | favourable | |
Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | Black Lark | 1 | 78 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Galerida cristata | Crested Lark | 6 | 2 | individuals | 34 | very unfavourable |
Oenanthe oenanthe | Northern Wheatear | 1 | 61 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Motacilla alba | White Wagtail | 167 | 4 | individuals | 3 | very unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation | - |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy | - |
Forest | Flood-plain | - |
Shrubland | Low bushes | - |
Grassland | Humid, Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Syrdarya Delta Lakes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.