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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Акташский	Заказник (IV)	32

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aktash massif (Tajikistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aktash-massif-iba-tajikistan on 25/01/2025.