Amudarya floodlands near Termez (Uzbekistan)

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Amudarya floodlands near Termez

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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2003-2005	5,942-31,010 adults	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2003-2005	54-500 adults	A1, A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	passage	2001-2005	100 individuals	A1, A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	2003-2005	5,728-15,781 adults	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2005	140-1,500 adults	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2001-2005	6,010-22,169 adults	A4i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	2003-2005	150-2,000 adults	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2003-2005	9-2,211 individuals	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2005	6 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2005	common	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2003-2005	39,811-68,881 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 (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	not assessed	high	not assessed
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
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		85
Wetlands (inland)		15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	100
agriculture	85
water management	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amudarya floodlands near Termez (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amudarya-floodlands-near-termez-iba-uzbekistan on 23/11/2024.