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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage (2005)	2–30 adults	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	passage (2006)	40–100 birds	A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (2005–2006)	10–150 adults	A1
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage (2005–2006)	55–400 adults	A4i
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus	LC	breeding (2006)	5 pairs	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	passage (1993–2006)	2–40 adults	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage (1993–2006)	100–2,000 adults	A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1993)	50–270 adults	A4i
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident (2006)	20–40 adults	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding (2006)	50–100 adults	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident (2006)	15–25 adults	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding (2006)	20–50 adults	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident (2006)	30–50 adults	A3

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
Biological resource use	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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
Desert	57
Wetlands (inland)	43

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aksay Lake and surrounding desert (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aksay-lake-and-surrounding-desert-iba-uzbekistan on 23/12/2024.