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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	2005	1 individuals	A1
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2005-2007	1,835-3,997 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2005-2007	4-34 individuals	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	2005	2,005 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005	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
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		90
Desert		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	75
water management	25

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ketteshor - Ramankol (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ketteshor--ramankol-iba-turkmenistan on 23/11/2024.