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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1987-1989	585-9,500 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2005-2006	30 individuals	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	1987-1989	525-9,000 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1987-1989	100-215 unknown	A1, A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	1987-1989	105-430 unknown	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2005-2006	1,000-3,500 unknown	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1987-1989	100-1,200 unknown	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2005	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	9,500	5,000	individuals	53	unfavourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	3	3	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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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
1980	Sarykamysh	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	100
1983	Shasenem	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	53

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	70
fisheries/aquaculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sarygamysh (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sarygamysh-iba-turkmenistan on 22/11/2024.