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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2000-2006	30-50 individuals	A3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	resident	2000-2006	300-500 breeding pairs	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2000-2006	500-1,500 individuals	A4i
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident	2000-2006	1 individuals	A3
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	resident	2000-2006	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	2000-2006	4-8 breeding pairs	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2000-2006	max 2 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2000-2006	30-45 breeding pairs	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	2000-2006	15-30 breeding pairs	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	12-15 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2000-2006	12-16 breeding pairs	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding	2000-2006	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	12-18 breeding pairs	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	2000-2006	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	2000-2006	8-14 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2000-2006	10-16 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	2000-2006	16-25 breeding pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2000-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident	2000-2006	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	2000-2005	14-20 breeding pairs	A3
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	4-8 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident	2000-2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	2000-2006	15-25 breeding pairs	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident	2000-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		30
Grassland		10
Wetlands (inland)		5
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.