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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).

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

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

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

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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.