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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | LC | passage (2006–2007) | 3,000 birds | A4i |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident (2006–2007) | 1 birds | A1 |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 50 birds | A3 |
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 15 birds | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 22 birds | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 10 birds | A3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2006) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | poor | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | 5 / 5 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | 3 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris | 3 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | 2,000 / 4,500 (birds) | 45 | poor | ||
| Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata | 100,000 / 100,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | 5 / 5 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 3 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | 50 / 50 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | 10 / 10 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | 15 / 15 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | 10 / 10 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | 5 / 5 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 80 | Arable land; Forestry plantations; Urban parks & gardens |
| Wetlands (inland) | 15 | Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Desert | 3 | Desert & semi-desert - clay |
| Shrubland | 2 | Low bushes |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 75 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 15 |
| unknown | 10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chokrak-Tutly (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chokrak-tutly-iba-turkmenistan on 23/12/2024.