Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding (2003–2004) | 5–10 pairs | A1 |
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | breeding (2006) | 90 birds | A1, A4ii |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2004) | 2 adults | A1 |
| Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota | LC | resident (2006) | abundant | A3 |
| White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis | LC | breeding (2006) | common | A3 |
| Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata | LC | breeding (2006) | uncommon | A3 |
| White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti | LC | breeding (2006) | uncommon | 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | not assessed | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| 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%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | 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 |
| Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Nuratinskiy | State Nature Reserve (Ia) | 50 |
| 1992 | Koshrabad | Wildlife Refuge (IV) | 23 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 45 | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 22 | |
| Shrubland | 22 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Forest | 3 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | 3 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
| agriculture | 30 |
| forestry | 10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nuratau Range (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nuratau-range-iba-uzbekistan on 23/12/2024.