Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | unfavourable | high | not assessed |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Desert | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable | |
| Forest | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Wooded desert & semi-desert | - |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western edge of the Karakoyin and Zhetikonyr Sands. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-edge-of-the-karakoyin-and-zhetikonyr-sands-iba-kazakhstan on 30/11/2023.
