Soltansanjar - Duyeboyun (Turkmenistan)

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Soltansanjar - Duyeboyun

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	passage	2007	5,000 individuals	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage	2007	900 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1986-1993	120 individuals	A1, A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2007	2 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	min 20,000 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	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 area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy, Desert & semi-desert - stony	70
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water	25
Forest	Flood-plain	3
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.