Achinskoe Lake (Uzbekistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Achinskoe Lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	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 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		70
Desert		27
Forest		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 23/11/2024.