UZ008
Rogatoe Lake


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC passage (1979–2006) 53–800 adults A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC passage (1979–2006) 660–2,750 adults A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT passage (1979–2006) 7–60 adults A1
Garganey Spatula querquedula LC passage (1979–2006) 169–6,800 adults A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC passage (1979–2006) 224–6,000 adults A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC passage (1979–2006) 91–370 adults A4i
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1979–2006) 200–2,000 adults A4i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii VU breeding (1979–2006) 10–30 adults A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC passage (1979–2006) 40–500 adults A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC passage (1979–2006) 260–400 adults A4i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT passage (1979–2006) 180–1,500 adults A4i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC passage (1979–2006) 100–300 adults A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1979–2006) 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2006 not assessed medium not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Residential and commercial development past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) slow decline (1–10% 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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 60
Desert 20
Shrubland 20

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 100
tourism/recreation 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rogatoe Lake (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rogatoe-lake-iba-uzbekistan on 06/12/2024.