Key Biodiversity Areas

Sarykamysh lake and surrounding Ustyurt Plateau (29791)
Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesOxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed DuckEN2011link-icon
AvesBucephala clangulaCommon GoldeneyeLC2011link-icon
AvesNeophron percnopterusEgyptian VultureEN2011link-icon

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Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Sarykamysh lake and surrounding Ustyurt Plateau. 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 15, 2025.