Garadegish (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Garadegish

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2006-2007	3 individuals	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2006	5 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2006-2007	2 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2006-2007	10 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006-2007	5 individuals	A3

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid	35
Shrubland	Low bushes, Scrub	30
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	20
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	30
military	25
rangeland/pastureland	20
unknown	20
agriculture	5

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