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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100

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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 23/11/2024.