Data Zone
Country/territory: Kazakhstan
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 114,860 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | medium | unfavourable | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA covers the flood areas in the lower reaches of the Malyi Uzen river, near the northern edge of the Ryn sands (desert massif). The site consists of a lake system in depressions with water fringe vegetation, plus surrounding desert steppe.
Key biodiversity
Typical set of waterfowl; 25 species of waterbirds were registered during a short-term survey in May 2006.
Non-bird biodiversity: Typical set of desert steppe and wetland plants, as well as typical small mammals, fox, wolf etc.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kamysh-Samarskie Lakes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
