Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni | VU | breeding (2006–2007) | 1 birds | A3 |
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 2 birds | A3 |
| Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 2 birds | A3 |
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | resident (2007) | 6 birds | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2007) | 1 birds | A1 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | resident (2006–2007) | 2 birds | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 12 birds | A3 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | good | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | 2 / 2 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei | 2 / 2 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | 20 / 20 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | 5 / 5 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata | 10 / 10 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii | 10 / 10 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | 2 / 2 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | 30 / 30 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 75 | Wooded desert & semi-desert |
| Desert | 25 | Desert & semi-desert - sandy |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 50 |
| forestry | 20 |
| not utilised | 15 |
| unknown | 10 |
| military | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garachop (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garachop-iba-turkmenistan on 23/12/2024.