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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

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.

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

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

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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.