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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2005-2006	50-249 individuals	A3
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	breeding	2005	1-3 individuals	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident	2005-2006	15-20 individuals	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	2002-2006	9-15 individuals	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2006	50 individuals	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ile-Alatau	National Nature Park	164,450	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ele Alatau	National Nature Park	164,450	protected area overlaps with site	0
Alma-Atinskiy	Zakaznik	724,000	protected area contains site	30,000

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous	-
Shrubland	Juniper scrub	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine & boreal	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Assy Plateau. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/assy-plateau-iba-kazakhstan on 23/09/2023.