Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
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 |
|
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 |
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.