Ogurjaly island (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Ogurjaly island

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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 area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Ogurchinskiy	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	94

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	70
Shrubland	Low bushes	20
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation, Temporary water bodies	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.