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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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2007	24-38 individuals	A3
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	2007	16 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	breeding	2007	7-70 breeding pairs	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2007	150-175 breeding pairs	A1, A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 breeding pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2007	640-1,220 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2007	7-30 breeding pairs	A1
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding	2007	250-999 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 breeding pairs	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Tadorna tadorna	Common Shelduck	1	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Tadorna ferruginea	Ruddy Shelduck	115	30	individuals	27	very unfavourable
Spatula querquedula	Garganey	1	20	individuals	100	favourable
Mareca strepera	Gadwall	1	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	1	20	individuals	100	favourable
Anthropoides virgo	Demoiselle Crane	40	8	breeding pairs	20	very unfavourable
Grus grus	Common Crane	1	8	individuals	100	favourable
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	1	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Recurvirostra avosetta	Pied Avocet	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	50	50	individuals	100	favourable
Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	50	70	individuals	100	favourable
Calidris ferruginea	Curlew Sandpiper	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Calidris alba	Sanderling	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Calidris alpina	Dunlin	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Calidris minuta	Little Stint	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	1	7	individuals	100	favourable
Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Tringa stagnatilis	Marsh Sandpiper	1	15	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	58	8	individuals	14	very unfavourable
Circus pygargus	Montagu's Harrier	1	30	individuals	100	favourable
Buteo rufinus	Long-legged Buzzard	16	6	individuals	38	very unfavourable
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	14	60	individuals	100	favourable
Falco subbuteo	Eurasian Hobby	1	3	individuals	100	favourable

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	Desert & semi-desert - clay	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - salty	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Forest	Flood-plain	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	Humid	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	Juniper scrub	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	Low bushes	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	Scrub	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Unknown	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Low bushes, Juniper scrub	-
Forest	Flood-plain	-
Grassland	Humid, Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Fens, transition mires & springs, Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban & industrial areas	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chingiztau Mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chingiztau-mountains-iba-kazakhstan on 02/10/2023.