The site was identified as important in 2013 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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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | passage | 2012 | 1-3 individuals | A1 |
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | passage | 2007-2011 | 550-803 individuals | A1, A4i |
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 2007-2011 | 450-5,734 individuals | A4i |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage | 2007-2011 | 86-930 individuals | A1, A4i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 2007-2012 | 292-3,860 individuals | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2011 | 3,771-28,000 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2013).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2015 | unfavourable | high | not assessed |
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 |
Oxyura leucocephala | White-headed Duck | 3 | 1 | individuals | 34 | very unfavourable |
Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 18 | 2100 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Branta ruficollis | Red-breasted Goose | 803 | 2276 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anser anser | Greylag Goose | 5734 | 412 | individuals | 8 | very unfavourable |
Anser fabalis | Bean Goose | 10 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anser albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose | 4260 | 8195 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anser erythropus | Lesser White-fronted Goose | 930 | 214 | individuals | 24 | very unfavourable |
Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | 8 | 8 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Mergellus albellus | Smew | 3 | 8 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Mergus merganser | Goosander | 4 | 4 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Tadorna ferruginea | Ruddy Shelduck | 94 | 1742 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Aythya ferina | Common Pochard | 70 | 562 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | 35 | 551 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Spatula clypeata | Northern Shoveler | 292 | 1000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | 88 | 88 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Podiceps cristatus | Great Crested Grebe | 2 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Fulica atra | Common Coot | 2 | 4 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Aquila heliaca | Eastern Imperial Eagle | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Circus aeruginosus | Western Marsh-harrier | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Circus cyaneus | Hen Harrier | 4 | 4 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Haliaeetus albicilla | White-tailed Sea-eagle | 5 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Falco columbarius | Merlin | 2 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Lanius excubitor | Great Grey Shrike | 2 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Species group - waterbirds | A4iii | 4865 | 14141 | 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 |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing fresh water | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
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 | annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Climate change and severe weather | habitat shifting and alteration | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | 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 |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Water-fringe vegetation, Standing fresh water | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Batpakkol lake. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/batpakkol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 07/12/2023.