Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | passage | 2006 | 213 individuals | A1 |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | passage | 2006 | 1,500 individuals | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2006 | 15,000-100,000 individuals | A4iii |
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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2017 | high | near favourable | high |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | 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 | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Pollution | garbage & solid waste | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing brackish & salt water | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Water-fringe vegetation | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Tadorna ferruginea | Ruddy Shelduck | 80 | 80 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | 720 | 200 | individuals | 28 | very unfavourable |
Mareca strepera | Gadwall | 1 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Podiceps cristatus | Great Crested Grebe | 20 | 1 | individuals | 5 | very unfavourable |
Fulica atra | Common Coot | 8200 | 4 | individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
Vanellus vanellus | Northern Lapwing | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Larus canus | Mew Gull | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Circus aeruginosus | Western Marsh-harrier | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Circus macrourus | Pallid Harrier | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Alauda arvensis | Eurasian Skylark | 1 | 20 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anthus campestris | Tawny Pipit | 2 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Motacilla flava | Western Yellow Wagtail | 5 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | 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 | high |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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hunting | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Saumalkol Lake. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.