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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage	2006-2007	700 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2006-2007	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	3,000	2,500	individuals	84	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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)	Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	75
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations, Other urban & industrial areas, Ruderal land	10
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	10
Shrubland	Low bushes	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	40
tourism/recreation	30
fisheries/aquaculture	15
not utilised	10
agriculture	5

State.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gurtli (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gurtli-iba-turkmenistan on 24/11/2024.