The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | breeding | 2005 | 1 individuals | A1 |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | passage | 2005 | 13,000 individuals | A4i |
Common Coot Fulica atra | LC | passage | 2005 | 46,000 individuals | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2005 | 60,220 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2017 | favourable | low | high |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Cygnus olor | Mute Swan | 220 | 32 | individuals | 15 | very unfavourable |
Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 13 | 13 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | 13000 | 5 | individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
Fulica atra | Common Coot | 46000 | 11 | individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Ardea alba | Great White Egret | 7 | 7 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Falco tinnunculus | Common Kestrel | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial water bodies | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Water-fringe vegetation | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (commercial use) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (domestic use) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Pollution | garbage & solid waste | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | high |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Water-fringe vegetation, Rivers & streams | - |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial water bodies | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Irtysh-Karaganda Waterworks 10. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/irtysh-karaganda-waterworks-10-iba-kazakhstan on 30/11/2023.