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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	2006	2-3 breeding pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	15-30 breeding pairs	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A1

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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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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - suppression in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	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/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Forest	Mixed	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Forest	Native coniferous	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	Low bushes	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Lyrurus tetrix	Black Grouse	120	150	females	100	favourable
Anthropoides virgo	Demoiselle Crane	5	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Tetrax tetrax	Little Bustard	40	45	males	100	favourable
Clanga clanga	Greater Spotted Eagle	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Hieraaetus pennatus	Booted Eagle	1	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	6	7	individuals	100	favourable
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	1	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco vespertinus	Red-footed Falcon	10	12	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco columbarius	Merlin	1	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	20	10	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	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

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Semei Ormany	State Reservation	662,167	is identical to site	662,167

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous, Native coniferous, Mixed	-
Shrubland	Low bushes	-
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
hunting	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Semey Ormany (Semipalatinsk Forest). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/08/2022.