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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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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 |
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 status | |||
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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 key species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Actual vs Reference (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 key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate deterioration (10–30% in 3 generations) | high |
Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole population/area (>90%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1928 | Repetekskiy | State Nature Reserve (Ia) | 47 |
1978 | Repetek Zapovednik | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 47 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
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Desert | 95 | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 |
Land use | % of IBA |
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nature conservation and research | 70 |
agriculture | 20 |
tourism/recreation | 5 |
urban/industrial/transport | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Repetek (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/repetek-iba-turkmenistan on 14/01/2025.