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

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 (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 area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		90
Grassland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.