Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | breeding (2007) | 1,000 birds | A4i |
| Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei | LC | breeding (2007) | 2 birds | A3 |
| White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus | LC | resident (2007) | 1 birds | A3 |
| Great Tit Parus major | LC | resident (2007) | 20–40 birds | A3 |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding (2007) | 6–8 birds | A3 |
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | LC | resident (2007) | 6 birds | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding (2007) | 14 birds | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding (2007) | 4 birds | A3 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Natural system modifications | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 85 | Flood-plain |
| Wetlands (inland) | 10 | Rivers & streams; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Shrubland | 5 | Low bushes |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 50 |
| forestry | 20 |
| unknown | 15 |
| agriculture | 5 |
| military | 5 |
| tourism/recreation | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Muskinata (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/muskinata-iba-turkmenistan on 23/12/2024.