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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2005-2006	50-249 individuals	A3
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	breeding	2005	1-3 individuals	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	2005-2006	15-20 individuals	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	2002-2006	9-15 individuals	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2006	50 individuals	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3

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

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ile-Alatau	National Nature Park	164,450	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ele Alatau	National Nature Park	164,450	protected area overlaps with site	0
Alma-Atinskiy	Zakaznik	724,000	protected area contains site	30,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous	-
Shrubland	Juniper scrub	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine & boreal	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Assy Plateau. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2022.