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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus | LC | breeding (1977–2007) | 2 birds | A3 |
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | LC | breeding (1977–2007) | 2–18 birds | A3 |
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | breeding (1977–2007) | 9–22 birds | A3 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | passage (1977–2007) | 2–4 birds | A1 |
| Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi | LC | resident (1977–2007) | 45–70 birds | A3 |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | breeding (1977–2007) | 2–4 pairs | A3 |
| Great Tit Parus major | LC | resident (1977–2007) | 19–40 birds | A3 |
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | LC | breeding (1977–2007) | 9–30 birds | A3 |
| Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana | LC | breeding (1977–2007) | 4–46 birds | A3 |
| Zarudny's Sparrow Passer zarudnyi | LC | resident (1977–1993) | 4 birds | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding (1977–2007) | 4–40 birds | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | good | low | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Desert | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Energy production and mining | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 100 | Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy; Desert & semi-desert - stony |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 20 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 3 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buzaubay (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buzaubay-iba-uzbekistan on 24/12/2024.