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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
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	2007	2 individuals	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	2 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2007	4 individuals	A1
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	2007	2 individuals	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2007	6 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2007	4 individuals	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	2007	40 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2007	1 individuals	A3

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 (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	7	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	4	4	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	4	4	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	20	20	breeding pairs	100	favourable

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

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
1979	Kaplangurskiy	State Nature Reserve	50

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	45
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - stony	30
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils	10
Shrubland	Low bushes	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
rangeland/pastureland	40
unknown	10

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