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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
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).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
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)
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)
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)
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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	-
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation, Standing fresh water	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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

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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.