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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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	2007	1,000 individuals	A4i
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	2007	2 individuals	A3
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	resident	2007	1 individuals	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	2007	20-40 individuals	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2007	6-8 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2007	6 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2007	14 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2007	4 individuals	A3

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 (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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
Forest	Flood-plain	85
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Water-fringe vegetation	10
Shrubland	Low bushes	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
forestry	20
unknown	15
agriculture	5
military	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Muskinata (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/muskinata-iba-turkmenistan on 23/11/2024.