Ogurjaly island (Turkmenistan) IBA | Details

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Ogurjaly island

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2007)	1,000 pairs	A4i

IBA Conservation

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	very 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
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Pollution	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% 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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Ogurchinskiy	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV)	94

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	70	Desert & semi-desert - sandy
Shrubland	20	Low bushes
Wetlands (inland)	10	Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation; Temporary water bodies

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	55
military	25
rangeland/pastureland	10
other	5
unknown	5

Land ownership

State.

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