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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding (2007)	1 birds	A3
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1976–2006)	50–1,000 birds	A4i
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	20 birds	A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage (2004)	15 birds	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2002–2007)	60 birds	A1
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	resident (2002–2007)	10 pairs	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident (2002–2009)	20–27 pairs	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding (2007)	1 birds	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Zeravshanskiy	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	87

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	34	Flood-plain
Wetlands (inland)	25	Rivers & streams; Standing fresh water; Water-fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	14	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Perennial crops, orchards & groves
Desert	9	Desert & semi-desert - stony
Grassland	7	Dry grassland on sandy soils; Humid; Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe
Shrubland	7	Low bushes; Scrub
Introduced vegetation	4

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
water management	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zarafshan State Nature Reserve (Uzbekistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zarafshan-state-nature-reserve-iba-uzbekistan on 23/12/2024.