Soltansanjar - Duyeboyun (Turkmenistan) IBA | Details

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Soltansanjar - Duyeboyun

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage (2007)	5,000 birds	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage (2007)	900 birds	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1986–1993)	120 birds	A1, A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident (2007)	2 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2007)	min 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 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	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
Natural system modifications	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	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
Desert	70	Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy; Desert & semi-desert - stony
Wetlands (inland)	25	Rivers & streams; Standing fresh water
Forest	3	Flood-plain
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	2	Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
fisheries/aquaculture	25
water management	25

Land ownership

State.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Soltansanjar - Duyeboyun (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/soltansanjar--duyeboyun-iba-turkmenistan on 24/12/2024.