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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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 | |||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | |||||
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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 |
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) |
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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.