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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	2003-2007	2 individuals	A3
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	2003-2007	5 individuals	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2003-2007	1-4 individuals	A1
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003-2007	1-5 individuals	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	2003-2007	8 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2003-2007	4 individuals	A3

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
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	50	50	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	4	4	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	6	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	20	20	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable

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
Biological resource use	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	80
Shrubland	Low bushes	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	55
not utilised	40
unknown	5

State.

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