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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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2004-2006	4-5 breeding pairs	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2004-2006	1-4 breeding pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2004-2006	1-2 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	25-30 breeding pairs	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	2004-2006	15-25 breeding pairs	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	6-9 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2004-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding	2004-2006	5-8 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	2004-2006	15-20 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	2004-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2004-2006	30-35 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	2004-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2004-2006	20-25 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	2004-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	breeding	2004-2006	7-8 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	2004-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	5-8 breeding pairs	A3

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 (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1969	Искандеркульский	Заказник	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
tourism/recreation	5
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iskanderkul lake and mountains (Tajikistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iskanderkul-lake-and-mountains-iba-tajikistan on 22/11/2024.