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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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2007	1,000-12,614 individuals	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter	2007	1 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	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 (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	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)	Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation, Standing brackish & salt water	90
Desert		5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
military	89
other	5
unknown	5
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karabogaz (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karabogaz-iba-turkmenistan on 22/11/2024.