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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding (2016)	14–51 individuals	A1

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arnasay Lake System (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arnasay-lake-system-iba-uzbekistan on 06/01/2025.