Ayakaghytma lake and surrounding desert (Uzbekistan) IBA | Details

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Ayakaghytma lake and surrounding desert

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2021)	5 pairs	A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	57	Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy; Desert & semi-desert - stony
Wetlands (inland)	33	Standing brackish & salt water
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	5	Low bushes

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	67
fisheries/aquaculture	33

Land ownership

the 7 fisheries teams take Ayakagytma lake under lease.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayakaghytma lake and surrounding desert (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayakaghytma-lake-and-surrounding-desert-iba-uzbekistan on 27/12/2024.