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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2000-2006	7-8 breeding pairs	A3
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria	LC	breeding	2000-2006	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2000-2006	2-6 breeding pairs	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2000-2006	1-2 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2000-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	2000-2006	15-18 breeding pairs	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	5-6 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2000-2006	10-12 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2000-2006	7-8 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	2000-2006	8-12 breeding pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2000-2006	8-10 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	2000-2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	breeding	2000-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	20-25 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

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%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Акташский	Заказник	32

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		26
Artificial/Terrestrial		20
Grassland		18
Wetlands (inland)		18
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		11
Shrubland		7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	72
agriculture	21
urban/industrial/transport	7
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aktash massif (Tajikistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aktash-massif-iba-tajikistan on 22/11/2024.