Ersarybaba - Akkyr (Turkmenistan) IBA | Details

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Ersarybaba - Akkyr

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident (2003–2007)	20–32 pairs	A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	80
Desert	15
Wetlands (inland)	5

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	90
military	5
unknown	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ersarybaba - Akkyr (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ersarybaba--akkyr-iba-turkmenistan on 22/12/2024.