Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | passage | 2006 | 290 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2006 | 20,000-49,999 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2017 | medium | favourable | high |
| Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
| Accuracy of information | good | ||
| Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| 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 |
| Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Forest | Flood-plain | 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 |
| Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
| Cygnus olor | Mute Swan | 7 | 7 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 9 | 9 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | 3 | 3 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | 30 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Spatula querquedula | Garganey | 200 | 200 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Fulica atra | Common Coot | 2500 | 2 | individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
| Tetrax tetrax | Little Bustard | 2 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Larus cachinnans | Caspian Gull | 15 | 15 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Circus macrourus | Pallid Harrier | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Flood-plain | - |
| Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | - |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial water bodies | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Irtysh-Karaganda Waterworks 9. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.
