Delili - Garajabatyr (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Delili - Garajabatyr

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2006-2007	2 individuals	A1
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	2006-2007	2 individuals	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	2006-2007	1 individuals	A1
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2006-2007	16 individuals	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2006-2007	25 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2006-2007	7 individuals	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	2006-2007	13 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2006-2007	20 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006-2007	10 individuals	A3

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	good

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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve	7

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation	60
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands	10
Shrubland	Low bushes	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	40
agriculture	20
not utilised	20
rangeland/pastureland	10
unknown	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delili - Garajabatyr (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delili--garajabatyr-iba-turkmenistan on 23/11/2024.