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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	2012-2016	50-249 individuals	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	2012-2015	5-700 individuals	A1, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Dzheiran Ecocentre	Breeding Reserve	51

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		44
Shrubland		39
Wetlands (inland)		14
Artificial/Terrestrial		2
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	70
agriculture	23
other	5
urban/industrial/transport	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dzheiran Ecocentre (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dzheiran-ecocentre-iba-uzbekistan on 24/11/2024.