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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident (2000–2006)	30–50 birds	A3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	resident (2000–2006)	300–500 pairs	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage (2000–2006)	500–1,500 birds	A4i
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident (2000–2006)	1 birds	A3
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	resident (2000–2006)	2–4 pairs	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident (2000–2006)	4–8 pairs	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2000–2006)	max 2 pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident (2000–2006)	30–45 pairs	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	15–30 pairs	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	12–15 pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident (2000–2006)	12–16 pairs	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	6–10 pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	12–18 pairs	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	6–10 pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	8–14 pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	10–16 pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident (2000–2006)	16–25 pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	10–15 pairs	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident (2000–2006)	6–10 pairs	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident (2000–2005)	14–20 pairs	A3
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus	LC	breeding (2000–2006)	4–8 pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident (2000–2006)	10–20 pairs	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident (2000–2006)	15–25 pairs	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident (2000–2006)	20–30 pairs	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	30
Grassland	10
Wetlands (inland)	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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