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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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident (2000–2007)	uncommon	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (2003–2007)	2–8 birds	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2003–2007)	1–4 birds	A1
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding (2007)	2 birds	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding (2007)	3 birds	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident (2007)	1 birds	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident (2007)	1 pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding (2007)	present	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding (2007)	1 birds	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident (2007)	10 birds	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident (2007)	1 pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident (2007)	4 birds	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	resident (2007)	33 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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	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)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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
Forest	50
Grassland	15
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	15
Shrubland	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	5
Wetlands (inland)	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
forestry	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central section of the Kurama Mountain Range (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-section-of-the-kurama-mountain-range-iba-uzbekistan on 23/12/2024.