The site was identified as important in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2004 | 40 breeding pairs | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2014 | very unfavourable | high | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Cygnus olor | Mute Swan | 25 | 150 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 2 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Bucephala clangula | Common Goldeneye | 1 | 15 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | 1 | 25 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Tadorna tadorna | Common Shelduck | 4 | 6 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Netta rufina | Red-crested Pochard | 10 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Aythya ferina | Common Pochard | 2 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | 2 | 70 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Mareca penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | 1 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | 2 | 70 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anas crecca | 2 | 30 | individuals | 100 | favourable | |
Podiceps nigricollis | Black-necked Grebe | 3 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo | 1 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Pterocles orientalis | Black-bellied Sandgrouse | 2 | 15 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Fulica atra | Common Coot | 2 | 700 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Ardea alba | Great White Egret | 2 | 52 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant | 10 | 150 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Gallinago gallinago | Common Snipe | 1 | 20 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus genei | Slender-billed Gull | 1 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus canus | Mew Gull | 1 | 3000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus cachinnans | Caspian Gull | 1 | 2000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Haliaeetus albicilla | White-tailed Sea-eagle | 1 | 30 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban & industrial areas | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Ruderal land | 0 | 0 | poor (40-69%) | very poor (< 40%) | very unfavourable |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - clay | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - salty | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Desert | Desert & semi-desert - stony | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Forest | Wooded desert & semi-desert | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Shrubland | Low bushes | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | 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 | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | drought | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Climate change and severe weather | temperature extremes | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Energy production and mining | oil and gas drilling | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | air-borne pollutants - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | garbage & solid waste | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | commercial and industrial development | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | 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 |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Karagye-Karakolskiy | Zakaznik | 137,500 | protected area overlaps with site | 100,000 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Desert | Desert & semi-desert - stony, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - clay | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | - |
Shrubland | Low bushes | - |
Forest | Wooded desert & semi-desert | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban & industrial areas, Ruderal land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karagie Depression. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karagie-depression-iba-kazakhstan on 19/03/2024.