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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 birds	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 birds	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 birds	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding (1998–2006)	3–20 birds	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	breeding (1998–2006)	1–5 birds	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident (1998–2006)	2–6 birds	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding (1998–2006)	1–7 birds	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2000–2004)	85,070–144,173 birds	A4iii

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
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Karakir	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	31

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.