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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1998	1 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1998	319 individuals	A1
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	breeding	1998	18 individuals	A1, A3
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus	LC	breeding	2005	unknown	A3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1998	559 individuals	A1, A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	1998	1,362 individuals	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1998	1,619 individuals	A4i
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	2005	unknown	A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005	unknown	A1
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2005	unknown	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding	2005	unknown	A3
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2005	unknown	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2005	unknown	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	1998	20,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
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	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	drought	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - sandy	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Forest	Flood-plain	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Forest	Wooded desert & semi-desert	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	Scrub	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	0	0	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water	0	0	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Unknown	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	negligible

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Pribalkhashskiy	Zakaznik	503,000	protected area overlaps with site	170,000
Karoiskiy	Zakaznik	509,000	protected area overlaps with site	200,000
Iliiskaja delta	Zakaznik	244,794	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ili River Delta and South Lake Balkhash	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	976,630	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Flood-plain, Wooded desert & semi-desert	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ili River Delta. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/20624 on 03/06/2023.