Soltandag - Gyzylburun (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Soltandag - Gyzylburun

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2007	75-11,075 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	2007	630-14,206 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2007	32 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2007	20,000-30,981 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	high	not assessed
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
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		95
Desert		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	60
hunting	25
water management	10
tourism/recreation	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Soltandag - Gyzylburun (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/soltandag--gyzylburun-iba-turkmenistan on 23/11/2024.