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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
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	2006	2 individuals	A3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1988-2007	7,000-20,000 individuals	A4i
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	2006	2 individuals	A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	passage	1990-2007	3-70 individuals	A1
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	resident	2006	2 individuals	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	1990	1 individuals	A1
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2006	30 individuals	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2006	40 individuals	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2006	10 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2007	25 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2006	15 individuals	A3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1988-2007	7,000-20,000 individuals	A4iv

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
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	30	30	individuals	100	favourable
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	40	40	individuals	100	favourable
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	6	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	25	25	individuals	100	favourable
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	15	15	individuals	100	favourable

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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Meana-Chaacha	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	20

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils, Steppes & dry calcareous	40
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy, Desert & semi-desert - stony	29
Shrubland	Low bushes, Scrub	12
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	10
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Water-fringe vegetation	9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	40
agriculture	32
not utilised	15
urban/industrial/transport	13

State.

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