Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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) |
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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) |
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Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Grassland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bayanbulak and Kaidu River Valley. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.