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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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1971–2007)	present	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (1970–2006)	8–24 birds	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1971–2006)	17–33 birds	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident (1971–2000)	2–10 birds	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	90
Grassland	10

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Aktau (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-aktau-iba-uzbekistan on 25/12/2024.