Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2006 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 | 2009 | 4,014 individuals | A4i |
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | winter | 2003 | 7-15,304 adults | A4i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding | 2006 | 5-146 adults | A1 |
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | LC | winter | 2003-2006 | 9-571 adults | A4i |
| Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis | LC | winter | 2003-2004 | 157-1,034 adults | A4i |
| Eurasian Coot Fulica atra | LC | winter | 2003-2006 | 487-22,867 adults | A4i |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | winter | 2003-2006 | 848 individuals | A4i |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | winter | 2003-2006 | 3-111 adults | A1, A4i |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter | 2003-2006 | 495-894 adults | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 2003 | 52-13,573 adults | A4i |
| Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus | NT | passage | 2006 | 6 adults | A1 |
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | non-breeding | 2003 | 4 adults | A1 |
| Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | winter | 2004 | 6 adults | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 2003-2004 | 26,047-61,582 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | not assessed | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | 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 |
| Some of site covered (10-49%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Arnasai | Wildlife Refuge | 75 |
| 2008 | Aydar-Arnasay Lakes system | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 80 | |
| Desert | 10 | |
| Shrubland | 10 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| water management | 100 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 80 |
| agriculture | 60 |
| other | 30 |
| nature conservation and research | 20 |
| hunting | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tuzkan Lake (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tuzkan-lake-iba-uzbekistan on 22/11/2024.