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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2005	2-30 adults	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	passage	2006	40-100 individuals	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 breeding 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

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

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 (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		57
Wetlands (inland)		43

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.