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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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	2006-2007	3,000 individuals	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2006-2007	1 individuals	A1
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2006-2007	50 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	breeding	2006-2007	15 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2006-2007	22 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006-2007	10 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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 (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	5	5	individuals	100	favourable
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	4,500	2,000	individuals	45	unfavourable
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	100,000	100,000	individuals	100	favourable
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	50	50	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	15	15	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	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
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Urban parks & gardens	80
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	15
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	3
Shrubland	Low bushes	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
rangeland/pastureland	15
unknown	10

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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 23/11/2024.