Garabogaz - Garshy (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Garabogaz - Garshy

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2005	133-3,160 individuals	A4i
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter	2005	8-1,010 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	2005	312 individuals	A4i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage	2005	9-1,888 individuals	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter	2005	1 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2005	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation, Standing brackish & salt water, Temporary water bodies	85
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Desert		5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	70
hunting	15
agriculture	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
unknown	5

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