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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	1983-2005	60-70 breeding pairs	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	1983-2005	1-3 breeding pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter	1983-2005	1 individuals	A1
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	resident	1983-2005	48-50 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1983-2005	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding	1983-2005	20-25 breeding pairs	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	1983-2005	26-30 breeding pairs	A3
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia	LC	breeding	1983-2005	1-2 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	1983-2005	30-40 breeding pairs	A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	LC	breeding	1983-2005	1-2 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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
Forest		32
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		28
Desert		17
Artificial/Terrestrial		16
Shrubland		6
Wetlands (inland)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	35
forestry	27
tourism/recreation	15
not utilised	13
urban/industrial/transport	7
military	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dushakerekdag (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dushakerekdag-iba-turkmenistan on 22/11/2024.