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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2005-2006	350-400 individuals	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	2005-2006	1 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	200	200	individuals	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		85
Desert		10
Artificial/Terrestrial		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.