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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (2004–2005)	20–18,712 adults	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (2000–2005)	308–4,646 adults	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (2004–2005)	2,367–12,034 adults	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter (2000–2005)	1,066 adults	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (2000–2005)	1,982–155,560 adults	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2000–2005)	5–2,882 adults	A4i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter (2004)	91 adults	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2000–2005)	28,711–175,687 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	70
Desert	27
Forest	3

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
agriculture	30
fisheries/aquaculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Achinskoe Lake (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/achinskoe-lake-iba-uzbekistan on 26/12/2024.