Saiga Nature Sanctuary (Uzbekistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Saiga Nature Sanctuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	LC	winter	2016	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	high	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
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Complex landscape zakaznik "Saygachiy"	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	75
1991	Saigak	Wildlife Refuge	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		80
Shrubland		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
hunting	40

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Saiga Nature Sanctuary (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saiga-nature-sanctuary-iba-uzbekistan on 23/11/2024.