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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (2006–2007)	45 birds	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage (2006–2007)	750 birds	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage (2006–2007)	1,100 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2006)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

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	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing brackish & salt water; Standing fresh water; Water-fringe vegetation
Desert	10	Desert & semi-desert - sandy
Shrubland	10	Low bushes

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	60
water management	20
rangeland/pastureland	10
unknown	10

State.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kopetdagkhovudan (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kopetdagkhovudan-iba-turkmenistan on 23/12/2024.