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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota	LC	resident	1986-2000	2-5 breeding pairs	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1986-2000	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1986-2000	1 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1986-2000	100-300 breeding 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 breeding 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 breeding pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	1986	present	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	1986-2000	7-10 breeding 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 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

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 area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	38
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous, Mixed	20
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine & boreal, Steppes & dry calcareous	20
Shrubland	Scrub	20
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.