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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (2007)	1–3 birds	A1
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (2007)	3,786 birds	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (2007)	9,091 birds	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (2007)	3–35 birds	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (2007)	14,385 birds	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (2007)	17–48 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2007)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	5 / 5 (birds)	100	good
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	1 / 1 (pairs)	100	good
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	4,000 / 9,091 (birds)	44	poor

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Kelif	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV)	26

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	95
Desert	5

Land use	% of IBA
water management	80
fisheries/aquaculture	15
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zeyit - Kelif (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zeyit--kelif-iba-turkmenistan on 23/12/2024.