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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis | LC | resident (2006–2007) | 1–5 birds | A3 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding (2006–2007) | 1 birds | A1 |
| Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis | NT | resident (2006–2007) | 1–5 birds | A3 |
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | breeding (2006–2007) | 4–8 birds | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2006–2007) | 1–2 birds | A1 |
| Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | resident (2006–2007) | 7–80 birds | A3 |
| Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 5–10 birds | A3 |
| Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 2–8 birds | A3 |
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 2–4 birds | A3 |
| Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 3–9 birds | A3 |
| Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 6–12 birds | A3 |
| White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 10–40 birds | A3 |
| Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 1–2 birds | A3 |
| Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 1–2 birds | A3 |
| Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 1–2 birds | A3 |
| Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | 4–12 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 | low | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | 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 |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ugam-Chatkal | National Park (II) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 70 | Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 25 | Inland cliffs |
| Shrubland | 5 | Low bushes |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pulatkhan Gorge (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pulatkhan-gorge-iba-uzbekistan on 23/12/2024.