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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	1992	3,000 individuals	A4i
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2008	2,000 individuals	A4i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2008	2,600-3,100 adults	A4i
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	1988	800 individuals	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1992	1,000 individuals	A4i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	unknown	2003	present	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	unknown	2003	present	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	unknown	2008	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Xinjiang Tianshan	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	606,833	protected area overlaps with site	104,263
Bayinbuluketiane	Nature Reserve	148,689	protected area contains site	136,894

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bayanbulak and Kaidu River Valley. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.