TJ008
Kondara Gorge


IBA Justification

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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis LC resident (2000–2006) 1–2 pairs A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus NT passage (2000–2006) 10–15 birds A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN resident (2000–2006) 2–3 birds A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus LC resident (2000–2006) 15–20 pairs A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris LC breeding (2000–2006) 10–15 pairs A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus LC breeding (2000–2006) 3–4 pairs A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC resident (2000–2006) 2–3 pairs A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis LC breeding (2000–2006) 2–3 pairs A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus LC breeding (2000–2006) 3–4 pairs A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana LC breeding (2000–2006) 4–6 pairs A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris LC breeding (2000–2006) 5–8 pairs A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens LC breeding (2000–2006) 5–10 pairs A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis LC resident (2000–2006) 10–15 pairs A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta LC breeding (2000–2006) 8–10 pairs A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes LC resident (2000–2006) 20–30 pairs A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys LC resident (2000–2006) 18–20 pairs A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla LC resident (2000–2006) 15–20 pairs A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus LC resident (2000–2006) 20–25 pairs A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola LC resident (2000–2006) 10–15 pairs A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus LC breeding (2000–2006) 5–6 pairs A3

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 medium high
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
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 few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented high

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 90
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Grassland -
Introduced vegetation -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 90


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kondara Gorge (Tajikistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kondara-gorge-iba-tajikistan on 23/12/2024.