Khorezm Fish Farm and adjacent lakes (Uzbekistan)

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Khorezm Fish Farm and adjacent lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	2007	3,000-7,000 individuals	A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	2007	800-900 individuals	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage	2007	6,000-8,000 individuals	A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	passage	2007	3,000-4,000 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	very high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	20,000	6,000	individuals	30	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		40
Wetlands (inland)		40
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Grassland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
water management	40
hunting	30
fisheries/aquaculture	25
agriculture	6
military	6
tourism/recreation	6

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khorezm Fish Farm and adjacent lakes (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khorezm-fish-farm-and-adjacent-lakes-iba-uzbekistan on 23/11/2024.