Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | passage (2006) | 434 adults | A1 |
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | LC | passage (1990–1993) | 320–1,115 adults | A4i |
| White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | passage (1996–2006) | 47–400 adults | A4i |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage (1996) | 270 adults | A4i |
| Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | LC | passage (2000) | 1,300 adults | A4i |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | resident (2006) | 721–3,249 adults | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | resident (1992–2006) | 55–3,000 adults | A4i |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | passage (1992) | 7,400 adults | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter (1992) | 20,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| 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) | 100 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balykchi Fish Farm (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balykchi-fish-farm-iba-uzbekistan on 23/12/2024.