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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	2006-2007	43 individuals	A1
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	2006-2007	32 individuals	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006-2007	present	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2006	16 individuals	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2006-2007	28 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	2006-2007	6 individuals	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006-2007	70 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2006-2007	4 individuals	A1
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2006-2007	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	resident	2006-2007	present	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006-2007	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	100	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	10	10	individuals	100	favourable
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	5	5	individuals	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	50	50	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	30	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	100	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Er-oiladuzskii and / or Kyzyldzhar	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	1
1941	Badkhyz	State Nature Reserve	44
1956	Pulihatum	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	65
Forest	Wooded desert & semi-desert	31
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	3
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
nature conservation and research	45
unknown	4
military	1

State.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Badhyz (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/badhyz-iba-turkmenistan on 23/11/2024.