Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 |
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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2017 | low | favourable | high |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | 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 |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | 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 |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | 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 |
IUCN Habitat | 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 Areas factsheet: Irtysh-Karaganda Waterworks 10. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.