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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (2006–2007)	5–7,140 birds	A1, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter (2001–2005)	465 birds	A1, A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (2001–2005)	2,166–50,060 birds	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (2001–2005)	13,499–32,444 birds	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (2001–2005)	6–455 birds	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (2001–2005)	2,148–17,818 birds	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (2001)	1,816–20,769 birds	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (2001)	4,825–27,376 birds	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (2001–2005)	19,848–27,712 birds	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (2001–2005)	24,596–47,607 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2001)	68,909–231,846 birds	A4iii

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	72

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.