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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter | 2008 | 2-3,000 individuals | A4i |
| Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | winter | 2008 | 10-500 individuals | A4i |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 10-30 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2007 | 20-40 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2007 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Great Tit Parus major | LC | breeding | 2007 | 5-10 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding | 2007 | 20-50 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota | LC | breeding | 2007 | 10-30 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding | 2007 | 10-40 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding | 2007 | 100-150 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani | LC | breeding | 2007 | 100-200 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) |
| 2018 | very unfavourable | not assessed | negligible |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
| Alectoris chukar | Chukar | 1 | 175 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Bucephala clangula | Common Goldeneye | 975 | 2010 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Mergus merganser | Goosander | 210 | 72 | individuals | 35 | very unfavourable |
| Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | 2 | 4 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Columba oenas | Stock Dove | 1 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Larus canus | Mew Gull | 41 | 16 | individuals | 40 | unfavourable |
| Circus cyaneus | Hen Harrier | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Buteo hemilasius | Upland Buzzard | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Falco tinnunculus | Common Kestrel | 2 | 1 | individuals | 50 | unfavourable |
| Falco columbarius | Merlin | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | Red-billed Chough | 1 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Perisoreus infaustus | Siberian Jay | 1 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Corvus dauuricus | Daurian Jackdaw | 1 | 20 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Corvus frugilegus | Rook | 15 | 9 | individuals | 60 | unfavourable |
| Corvus corone | Carrion Crow | 16 | 1 | individuals | 7 | very unfavourable |
| Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | Black Lark | 1 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Eremophila alpestris | Horned Lark | 7 | 355 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Galerida cristata | Crested Lark | 3 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Sitta tephronota | Eastern Rock Nuthatch | 1 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Tichodroma muraria | Wallcreeper | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Turdus merula | Eurasian Blackbird | 1 | 3 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Turdus atrogularis | Black-throated Thrush | 2 | 30 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Fringilla coelebs | Common Chaffinch | 12 | 1 | individuals | 9 | very unfavourable |
| Carpodacus sibiricus | 28 | 7 | individuals | 25 | very unfavourable | |
| Spinus spinus | Eurasian Siskin | 22 | 5 | individuals | 23 | very unfavourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Flood-plain | - |
| Shrubland | Low bushes, Scrub | - |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - sandy | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams, Water-fringe vegetation | - |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kapchagay Canyon. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kapchagay-canyon-iba-kazakhstan on 23/09/2023.
