Data Zone
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 |
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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 60 | |
| Desert | 20 | |
| Shrubland | 20 |
| 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.