Garadegish (Turkmenistan) IBA | Details

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Garadegish

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

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 population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	100

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.