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Sankebay Lakes


IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN passage 2006 1-8 individuals A1
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage 2006 400-500 individuals A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis VU passage 2006 120-500 individuals A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage 2007 15-40 individuals A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR passage 2000 2-3 individuals A1
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 2006 500-700 individuals A4i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT breeding 2007 30-60 individuals A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT breeding 2006 present A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding 2006 5-25 breeding pairs A1, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 2006 20,000-49,999 individuals A4iii

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


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 unfavourable high not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Habitat detail Reference area (ha) Actual area (ha) Habitat quantity (% remaining) Habitat quality (carrying capacity) Result
Grassland Dry grassland on sandy soils 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable
Grassland Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable
Wetlands (inland) Rivers & streams 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable
Wetlands (inland) Standing brackish & salt water 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable
Wetlands (inland) Standing fresh water 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable
Wetlands (inland) Temporary water bodies 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable
Wetlands (inland) Water-fringe vegetation 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Climate change and severe weather drought happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Natural system modifications fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland -
Grassland Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Dry grassland on sandy soils -
Wetlands (inland) Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation, Rivers & streams -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sankebay Lakes. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sankebay-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 02/10/2023.