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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Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding | 2007 | 1 breeding pairs | A3 |
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | passage | 2007 | 5 individuals | A3 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding | 2007 | 15-18 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding | 2007 | 2 breeding pairs | 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.
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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) |
2007 | high | unfavourable | not assessed |
Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Transportation and service corridors | utility & service lines | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
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 |
Desert | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable | |
Forest | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Wooded desert & semi-desert | - |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Western edge of the Karakoyin and Zhetikonyr Sands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.