Key Biodiversity Areas

South Cheleken Bay (20627)
Turkmenistan, Central Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesOxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed DuckEN2005A1clink-icon
AvesAnser erythropusLesser White-fronted GooseVU2005A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAythya nyrocaFerruginous DuckNT2005link-icon
AvesAythya fuligulaTufted DuckLC2005link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: South Cheleken Bay. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 18, 2025.