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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	passage (2005)	6 birds	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (2004–2005)	2–60 birds	A1
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage (2004–2005)	200–700 birds	A4i
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding (2004–2005)	13–15 pairs	A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2004–2005)	10–30 pairs	A1
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	12 pairs	A3
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	1–2 pairs	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident (2004–2005)	20–30 pairs	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding (2004–2005)	30–40 pairs	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident (2004–2005)	10–20 pairs	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding (2004–2005)	10–15 pairs	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding (2004–2005)	10–15 pairs	A3

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Amu-Darya	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	65

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	82
Forest	11
Wetlands (inland)	6
Artificial/Terrestrial	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	66
agriculture	34

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