Sudochye Lake (Uzbekistan) IBA | Details

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Sudochye Lake This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding (2014–2015)	1–24 birds	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (2014–2015)	38–233 birds	A1
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding (2014–2015)	3,000–7,000 birds	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding (2014–2015)	min 75 birds	A1

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2019	not assessed	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (<4 years)	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Sudochye	Wildlife Refuge (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	92
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	4
Shrubland	4
Desert	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
water management	40
fisheries/aquaculture	30
agriculture	20
nature conservation and research	20
forestry	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sudochye Lake (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sudochye-lake-iba-uzbekistan on 23/12/2024.