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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	resident (1977–2006)	2,500–5,000 pairs	A4i

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
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	Unknown	Unknown	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	90	Standing fresh water
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Forestry plantations
Desert	-	Desert & semi-desert - clay

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
tourism/recreation	50
urban/industrial/transport	50
forestry	10
hunting	10
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Water reservation of Northern Chu Valley (Kyrgyzstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/water-reservation-of-northern-chu-valley-iba-kyrgyzstan on 28/12/2024.