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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii | LC | breeding (2007) | 2 birds | A3 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding (2007) | 2 birds | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident (2007) | 4 birds | A1 |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | resident (2007) | 2 birds | A3 |
| Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | LC | breeding (2007) | 6 birds | A3 |
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | LC | resident (2007) | 4 birds | A3 |
| Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii | LC | breeding (2007) | 40 birds | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding (2007) | 1 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 | medium | 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 | ||
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii | 7 / 7 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | 3 / 3 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 3 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 4 / 4 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | 2 / 2 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida | 4 / 4 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | 3 / 3 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii | 20 / 20 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Kaplangurskiy | State Nature Reserve (Ia) | 50 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 45 | Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas |
| Desert | 30 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - stony |
| Grassland | 10 | Dry grassland on sandy soils |
| Shrubland | 10 | Low bushes |
| Wetlands (inland) | 5 | Standing brackish & salt water |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 50 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 40 |
| unknown | 10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garashor (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garashor-iba-turkmenistan on 23/12/2024.