KZ053
Zhumay-Mayshukyr Lake System


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN passage 2005 121-2,270 individuals A1, A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage 2005 300-500 individuals A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 2004 6,000 individuals A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC passage 2005 290-1,110 individuals A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC passage 2005 1,450 individuals A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU passage 2005 8,200-38,000 individuals A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC passage 2005 9,000 individuals A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC passage 2005 35,000 individuals A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC passage 2005 5,000 individuals A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC passage 2005 15,000 individuals A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC passage 2005 11,000-15,000 individuals A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC passage 2005 15,000 individuals A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC passage 2005 290-950 individuals A4i
Common Coot Fulica atra LC passage 2005 30,000-50,000 individuals A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius CR passage 2006 80-84 individuals A1, A3, A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius CR breeding 2005-2007 2-10 breeding pairs A1, A3, A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT breeding 2004-2005 4-20 individuals A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT passage 2001 610 individuals A1
Ruff Calidris pugnax LC passage 2005 37,000 individuals A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta LC passage 2005 11,000 individuals A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus LC passage 2005 37,000-55,000 individuals A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT breeding 2006-2007 100-124 breeding pairs A1, A3
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus LC breeding 2004-2005 130-300 breeding pairs A3
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis LC breeding 2005 150-200 individuals A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 2005 23,000-106,000 individuals A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2015 near favourable medium low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Habitat detail Reference area (ha) Actual area (ha) Habitat quantity (% remaining) Habitat quality (carrying capacity) Result
Artificial/Terrestrial Other urban & industrial areas 0 0 good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable
Grassland Humid 0 0 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Grassland Steppes & dry calcareous 0 0 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Shrubland Juniper scrub 0 0 good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable
Shrubland Low bushes 0 0 good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable
Wetlands (inland) Standing brackish & salt water 0 0 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Wetlands (inland) Standing fresh water 0 0 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Wetlands (inland) Temporary water bodies 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 small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Agricultural expansion and intensification wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - small-holder plantations happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Climate change and severe weather habitat shifting and alteration happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Pollution agricultural & forestry effluents - nutrient loads happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve 543,171 protected area overlaps with site 1,870

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland Low bushes, Juniper scrub -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban & industrial areas -
Grassland Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous -
Wetlands (inland) Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
rangeland/pastureland -
hunting -
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhumay-Mayshukyr Lake System. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhumay-mayshukyr-lake-system-iba-kazakhstan on 09/12/2023.