Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | winter | 1970-1978 | 15 individuals | A3 |
| Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei | LC | passage | 1970-1978 | 2 individuals | A3 |
| White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus | LC | resident | 1970-1978 | 15 individuals | A3 |
| Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi | LC | resident | 1970-1978 | 153 individuals | A3 |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | resident | 1970-1978 | 5 individuals | A3 |
| Great Tit Parus major | LC | resident | 1970-1978 | 85 individuals | A3 |
| Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | passage | 1970-1978 | 60 individuals | A3 |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding | 1970-1978 | 102 individuals | A3 |
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | LC | resident | 1970-1978 | 500 individuals | A3 |
| Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana | LC | passage | 1970-1978 | 33 individuals | A3 |
| Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri | LC | resident | 1970-1978 | 180 individuals | A3 |
| Zarudny's Sparrow Passer zarudnyi | LC | resident | 1970-1978 | 87 individuals | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding | 1970-1978 | 20 individuals | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | passage | 1970-1978 | 5 individuals | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | favourable | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | 5 | 5 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | 15 | 15 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei | 2 | 2 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | 5 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 10 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus | 5 | 5 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Turkestan Ground-jay Podoces panderi | 80 | 80 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | 5 | 5 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | 30 | 30 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | 60 | 60 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | 250 | 250 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana | 30 | 30 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri | 100 | 100 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Zarudny's Sparrow Passer zarudnyi | 15 | 15 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | 35 | 35 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | 5 | 5 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | 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 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Repetekskiy | State Nature Reserve | 47 |
| 1978 | Repetek Zapovednik | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 47 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 95 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 70 |
| agriculture | 20 |
| tourism/recreation | 5 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Repetek (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/repetek-iba-turkmenistan on 23/11/2024.