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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
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	1995-2005	120-200 individuals	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	1985-1995	6-30 individuals	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1985-1995	10-60 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	1985-1995	4-10 individuals	A1
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	resident	1995-2005	100-350 individuals	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding	1995-2005	200-550 individuals	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	1995-2005	120-300 individuals	A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	LC	breeding	1995-2005	360-430 individuals	A3

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	600	600	individuals	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	16	16	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	350	350	individuals	100	favourable
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	550	550	individuals	100	favourable
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	300	300	individuals	100	favourable
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	430	430	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1978	Sunt-Khasardag	State Nature Reserve	13
1978	Ayderinskiy	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	-
1990	Sunt-Hasardag	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		50
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		25
Shrubland		10
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Grassland		5
Wetlands (inland)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	68
agriculture	25
forestry	5
military	1
tourism/recreation	1

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