South Cheleken Bay (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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South Cheleken Bay

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 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-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2001-2005	26 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2001-2005	101 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2001-2005	233 individuals	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2001-2005	27-45,993 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2005	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation, Temporary water bodies	85
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Desert		5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	70
tourism/recreation	15
urban/industrial/transport	10
agriculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Cheleken Bay (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-cheleken-bay-iba-turkmenistan on 22/11/2024.