Data Zone
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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key 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 individuals | A4i |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | passage (2005–2006) | 1 individuals | 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.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | favourable | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the key species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (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 key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key 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 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Goyungyrlan (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/goyungyrlan-iba-turkmenistan on 26/01/2025.