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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident (2000–2006)	8–10 breeding pairs	A3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	resident (2000–2006)	200–250 individuals	A4i
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	breeding (2000–2006)	10–15 breeding pairs	A1
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	resident (2000–2006)	2–3 breeding pairs	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter (2000–2006)	4–6 individuals	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	passage (2000–2006)	6–8 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2000–2006)	1–2 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident (2000–2006)	20–40 breeding pairs	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	10–12 breeding pairs	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	3–5 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident (2000–2006)	5–8 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	15–20 breeding pairs	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	7–9 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	10–15 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	5–8 breeding pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	20–30 breeding pairs	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident (2000–2006)	8–9 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident (2000–2006)	25–40 breeding 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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Climate change and severe weather	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of site (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Даштиджум	Заповедник (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Desert	-
Forest	-
Grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60
agriculture	5
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dashtidjum (Tajikistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dashtidjum-iba-tajikistan on 20/01/2025.