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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2006	27,848 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2003-2006	4-142 individuals	A1, A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2006	1,495 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2006	16,419 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage	2006	19,166 individuals	A4i
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	2000-2005	1-2 individuals	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	1985-1989	1-60 adults	A1, A3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2006	1,530 individuals	A4i
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	non-breeding	2003-2005	1-6 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	winter	1967-1980	1-5 individuals	A1
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	1990-2006	common	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	2000-2006	common	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	breeding	2000-2005	5-30 individuals	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2000-2005	common	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding	2000-2006	uncommon	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	resident	1980-2006	uncommon	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	1990-2006	common	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	20,000-72,950 individuals	A4iii

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	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Nurabad	Wildlife Refuge	11
1992	Karnabchul	Wildlife Refuge	23
1998	Mubarekskiy	Wildlife Refuge	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		63
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		18
Artificial/Terrestrial		9
Shrubland		5
Wetlands (inland)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
nature conservation and research	25

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karnabchul Steppe (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karnabchul-steppe-iba-uzbekistan on 22/11/2024.