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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (2003–2005)	360–5,243 adults	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (2003–2005)	19,426–29,564 adults	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2003–2005)	23,207–38,398 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	very poor (<40%)	very poor (<40%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Other	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
water management	100
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yuzhno-Surkhan (South-Surkhan) Reservoir (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yuzhno-surkhan-(south-surkhan)-reservoir-iba-uzbekistan on 26/12/2024.