Garabogaz - Garshy (Turkmenistan) IBA | Details

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Garabogaz - Garshy

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (2005)	133–3,160 birds	A4i
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter (2005)	8–1,010 birds	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter (2005)	312 birds	A4i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage (2005)	9–1,888 birds	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter (2005)	1 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2005)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

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	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% 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
Wetlands (inland)	85	Water-fringe vegetation; Standing brackish & salt water; Temporary water bodies
Artificial/Terrestrial	5
Desert	5
Shrubland	5

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 23/12/2024.