Karakyr Lakes (Uzbekistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Karakyr Lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2004-2006	30-5,000 adults	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2000-2005	115-27,695 adults	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2005	30 adults	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	2000-2004	1-790 adults	A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2000-2005	2-491 adults	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2000-2005	1,102-41,700 adults	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	2000-2005	184-34,050 adults	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2004	50 adults	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	2000-2005	917-12,332 adults	A4i
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	winter	2004-2005	1-300 adults	A4i
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	1998-2006	2-14 individuals	A3
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	2000-2005	5,206-46,000 adults	A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	1998-2000	2-14 individuals	A3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	44 adults	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	2000-2005	23-5,560 adults	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2000-2005	3-2,040 adults	A4i
Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi	LC	resident	1998-2006	1 individuals	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	1998-2006	3-20 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	breeding	1998-2006	1-5 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	1998-2006	2-6 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	1998-2006	1-7 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2000-2004	85,070-144,173 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	not assessed	very high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Karakir	Wildlife Refuge	31

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		79
Desert		10
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Forest		3
Shrubland		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	40
agriculture	30
hunting	20
nature conservation and research	10
forestry	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karakyr Lakes (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karakyr-lakes-iba-uzbekistan on 22/11/2024.