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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2016	14-51 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		80
Shrubland		11
Desert		9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
fisheries/aquaculture	80
agriculture	20
hunting	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arnasay Lake System (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arnasay-lake-system-iba-uzbekistan on 24/11/2024.