Eastern Alai


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota LC resident (1986–2000) 2–5 pairs A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis NT resident (1986–2000) 6–10 pairs A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (1986–2000) 1 pairs A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus LC resident (1986–2000) 100–300 pairs A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris LC breeding (1986) present A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus LC breeding (1986) present A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC resident (1986) present A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis LC breeding (1986–2000) 50–200 pairs A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus LC resident (1986) present A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana LC breeding (1986) present A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens LC breeding (1986) present A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis LC resident (1986–2000) 150–200 pairs A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta LC breeding (1986) present A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes LC resident (1986–2000) 7–10 pairs A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys LC breeding (1986) present A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla LC resident (1986) present A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus LC resident (1986) present A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola LC breeding (1986–2000) 500–1,500 pairs A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2006 not assessed high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) Unknown Unknown very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert 38 Desert & semi-desert - clay
Forest 20 Broadleaved deciduous; Mixed
Grassland 20 Alpine, subalpine & boreal; Steppes & dry calcareous
Shrubland 20 Scrub
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 2 Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 30
forestry 10
military 2
tourism/recreation 2
urban/industrial/transport 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Alai (Kyrgyzstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-alai-iba-kyrgyzstan on 05/12/2024.