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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	1975-1976	20-60 breeding pairs	A3
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	breeding	1975-1976	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1975-1976	1-3 breeding pairs	A1
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	1975-1976	2-8 breeding pairs	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	1975-1976	1-6 breeding pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1975-1976	2-10 breeding pairs	A1
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	1975-1976	present	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	1975-1976	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	1975-1976	present	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	resident	1975-1976	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub	70
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous, Native coniferous	51
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine & boreal	50
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	30
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - stony	20
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
forestry	30
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Alai, Kok-Suu river (Kyrgyzstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-alai-kok-suu-river-iba-kyrgyzstan on 22/11/2024.