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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2005	13-473 individuals	A1, A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2005	235-850 individuals	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2005	5,800-85,900 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2004	30,000-70,000 individuals	A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	2005	300-865 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2005	300-5,600 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2005	600-24,850 individuals	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage	2005	350-490 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage	2005	300 individuals	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2005	2,400 individuals	A3, A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2005	30 individuals	A1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	2005	2,450 individuals	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage	2005-2007	15-107 individuals	A1, A4ii
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2005	1,660-2,540 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	2005	30-70 individuals	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006	min 36 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding	2005	common	A3
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	LC	breeding	2005	common	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2005	35,000-110,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose	30000	23000	individuals	77	near favourable
Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	3000	3000	individuals	100	favourable
Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	250	250	individuals	100	favourable
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	24850	2500	individuals	11	very unfavourable
Species group - waterbirds	A4iii	110000	28750	individuals	27	very unfavourable

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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Low bushes	-
Grassland	Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban & industrial areas	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kumdykol-Zharlykol Lake System. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kumdykol-zharlykol-lake-system-iba-kazakhstan on 03/10/2023.