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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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1998-2003	20,112 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1998	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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 (2007) is shown below.

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%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve	73

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation, Standing brackish & salt water	90
Desert		5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
military	95
unknown	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garadashly - Ekerem (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garadashly--ekerem-iba-turkmenistan on 22/11/2024.