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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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).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2017 | favourable | low | negligible |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | |||||
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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) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Unknown | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | negligible |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
not utilised | - |
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.