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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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident (2003–2006)	150–300 pairs	A3
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter (2003–2006)	500–520 birds	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2003–2006)	1,488–1,952 birds	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident (2003–2006)	2–3 birds	A1
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	3–6 pairs	A3
Plain Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus neglectus	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	3–6 pairs	A3
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	2–3 pairs	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	20–30 pairs	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	2–4 pairs	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	10–15 pairs	A3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	2–4 pairs	A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	4–6 pairs	A3
White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti	LC	breeding (2003–2006)	4–6 pairs	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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	56
Artificial/Terrestrial	28
Wetlands (inland)	9
Desert	7
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
water management	6
urban/industrial/transport	4

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dangara massif (Tajikistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dangara-massif-iba-tajikistan on 23/12/2024.