Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2006 | high | near favourable | not assessed |
Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Desert | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
Wetlands (inland) | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Desert | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Akzhar Lakes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/01/2023.