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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (2005–2006)	350–400 birds	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage (2005–2006)	1 birds	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	200 / 200 (birds)	100	good
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	1 / 1 (pairs)	100	good
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	2 / 2 (pairs)	100	good

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

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
Desert	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	5

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Goyungyrlan (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/goyungyrlan-iba-turkmenistan on 27/12/2024.