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 | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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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 |
The current IUCN Red List category 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) |
2017 | near favourable | high | high |
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | 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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Saumalkol Lake. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saumalkol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/09/2023.