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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	500-2,900 individuals	A4i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage	2006-2007	10-1,500 individuals	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2006-2007	40-1,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	2006	present	A4i

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 (2007) is shown below.

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

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
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	75
Shrubland	Low bushes	15
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	70
not utilised	15
unknown	10
rangeland/pastureland	5

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