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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (2001–2005)	66–24,998 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2001)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	85	Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation; Temporary water bodies
Artificial/Terrestrial	5
Desert	5
Shrubland	5

Land use	% of IBA
military	80
agriculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garshy - Tarta (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garshy--tarta-iba-turkmenistan on 19/12/2024.