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Dzhum-Dzhum


IBA Justification

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
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus NT resident 1990-2006 1-6 individuals A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC breeding 2006 5-70 individuals A1
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis LC resident 2006 1-7 individuals A3
Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus LC breeding 2006 1 adults A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris LC breeding 2006 1-8 individuals A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus LC breeding 1973-2006 present A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC resident 2006 1 individuals A3
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala LC breeding 1973-2006 2-24 adults A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes LC resident 2006 1-4 individuals A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus LC resident 2006 1 individuals A3

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


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2006 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Biological resource use happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Energy production and mining 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1926 Zaaminskiy State Nature Reserve 11
1976 Zaamin National Park 23

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland 50
Artificial/Terrestrial 17
Forest 17
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 8
Shrubland 8
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 20


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dzhum-Dzhum (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dzhum-dzhum-iba-uzbekistan on 22/11/2024.