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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	2007	2 individuals	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	2007	1 individuals	A3
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	2007	2 individuals	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2007	6 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2007	2 individuals	A1
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2007	4-20 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2007	2 individuals	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding	2007	25-65 individuals	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	2007	15-45 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	2007	15 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2007	6-10 individuals	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	1	1	females	100	favourable
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	32	32	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	22	22	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	80
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Temporary water bodies	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	40
not utilised	25
unknown	20
agriculture	10
military	5

State.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garabil (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garabil-iba-turkmenistan on 23/11/2024.