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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2007	28-5,182 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	2007	90-6,010 individuals	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2007	150-5,164 individuals	A4i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	2007	1-150 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	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.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	6,000	6,000	individuals	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	30	30	individuals	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	4	4	individuals	100	favourable
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	3	3	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		50
Desert		50

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tallymerjen (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tallymerjen-iba-turkmenistan on 22/11/2024.