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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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2003	5 adults	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2006-2008	6 adults	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2006	1 adults	A1
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2006	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	2006	present	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2004-2008	5-25 adults	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	1 individuals	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	resident	2006-2008	1-9 individuals	A3

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 (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1947	Chatkalskiy	State Nature Reserve	90
1978	Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1990	Ugam-Chatkal	National Park	10
2016	Western Tien-shan	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		37
Forest		25
Shrubland		20
Grassland		17
Wetlands (inland)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bashkyzylsay Unit of the Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bashkyzylsay-unit-of-the-chatkal-mountains-biosphere-reserve-iba-uzbekistan on 22/11/2024.