Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | winter (2007) | 2 birds | A1 |
| Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | LC | winter (2007) | 9,080 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter (2007) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | good | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris | 2 / 2 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | 100 / 100 (birds) | 100 | 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%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 75 | |
| Desert | 25 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 35 |
| not utilised | 35 |
| unknown | 30 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayrakly – Garadzhaovlak (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayrakly-–-garadzhaovlak-iba-turkmenistan on 27/12/2024.