Batpakkol lake


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
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)
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

Habitats

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

Land-use Extent (% of site)
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.