KZ071
Akzhar Lakes


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding 2006 30-100 individuals A1
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC passage 2006 500-1,500 individuals A4i
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 2006 2,500-9,999 individuals A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT passage 2006 160-300 individuals A1, A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus LC passage 2006 120-300 individuals A4i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC passage 2006 600-1,000 individuals A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC passage 2006 500-1,500 individuals A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 2006 20,000-49,999 individuals A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2006 near favourable high not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no 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
Desert 0 0 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Wetlands (inland) 0 0 good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather habitat shifting and alteration likely in short term (within 4 years) some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration medium
Natural system modifications fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid 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)
Desert -
Wetlands (inland) -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akzhar Lakes. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akzhar-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 19/03/2024.