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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2007	180 individuals	A3
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	breeding	2007	7-36 breeding pairs	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2007	80-100 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2007	85-320 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2007	1-7 breeding pairs	A1

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	Juniper scrub	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	Low bushes	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Anthropoides virgo	Demoiselle Crane	180	8	individuals	5	very unfavourable
Tetrax tetrax	Little Bustard	1	2	individuals	100	favourable
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	1	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	1	20	individuals	100	favourable
Asio otus	Northern Long-eared Owl	1	3	individuals	100	favourable
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	1	10	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	13	2	individuals	16	very unfavourable
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Hieraaetus pennatus	Booted Eagle	1	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Circus aeruginosus	Western Marsh-harrier	1	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Circus pygargus	Montagu's Harrier	1	25	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Buteo rufinus	Long-legged Buzzard	1	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	4	15	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	1	25	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco columbarius	Merlin	1	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	1	1	individuals	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands	-
Shrubland	Juniper scrub, Low bushes	-
Grassland	Humid, Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water	-
Forest	Flood-plain, Broadleaved deciduous	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eastern Kazakhstan uplands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/02/2021.