Ayakaghytma lake and surrounding desert (Uzbekistan)

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Ayakaghytma lake and surrounding desert

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2021	5 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

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
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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Not assessed	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low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

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy, Desert & semi-desert - stony	57
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	33
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	5
Shrubland	Low bushes	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.