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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2000-2007	uncommon	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2003-2007	2-8 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2003-2007	1-4 individuals	A1
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	2007	2 individuals	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2007	3 individuals	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2007	1 individuals	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2007	1 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2007	present	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2007	1 individuals	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	2007	10 individuals	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident	2007	1 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident	2007	4 individuals	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	resident	2007	33 individuals	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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%)	unfavourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		50
Grassland		15
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		15
Shrubland		10
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Wetlands (inland)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.