Aktepe Reservoir and Three Lakes (Uzbekistan)

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Aktepe Reservoir and Three Lakes

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
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	2003-2006	20-357 adults	A4i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	2003-2006	167-751 adults	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2003-2006	444-2,687 adults	A4i
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	30 adults	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2003-2004	21,267-26,354 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 (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	not assessed	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Natural park Aktepe	National Park	35

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		90
Forest		2
Shrubland		2
Desert		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	85
water management	80
nature conservation and research	75

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aktepe Reservoir and Three Lakes (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aktepe-reservoir-and-three-lakes-iba-uzbekistan on 23/11/2024.