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The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2005	50-100 individuals	A1
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1973-1974	20,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	breeding	2005	2-20 breeding pairs	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2003	40,000-70,000 individuals	A4i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	1976	10-60 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	-	2-10 individuals	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1972-1974	50-100 individuals	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005	100-200 breeding pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1975	100-400 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	-	5-15 individuals	A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2003	45,000-85,000 individuals	A4iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1973-1974	20,000-50,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Ruderal land	15
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	5
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs, Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
water management	80
hunting	50
forestry	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tulek Valley (Kyrgyzstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tulek-valley-iba-kyrgyzstan on 23/11/2024.