Turkmenbashy Bay (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Turkmenbashy Bay

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2006-2007	5-7,140 individuals	A1, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2001-2005	465 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2001-2005	2,166-50,060 individuals	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	2001-2005	13,499-32,444 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2001-2005	6-455 individuals	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2001-2005	2,148-17,818 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	2001	1,816-20,769 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	2001	4,825-27,376 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	2001-2005	19,848-27,712 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	2001-2005	24,596-47,607 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001	68,909-231,846 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve	72
2008	Turkmenbashy Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation, Standing brackish & salt water, Temporary water bodies	98
Artificial/Terrestrial		1
Desert		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	99
tourism/recreation	1

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