Son-Kul Lake


IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population estimate IBA Criteria Triggered
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding - 300-1,000 breeding pairs A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC breeding - 100-1,000 breeding pairs A4i
Common Coot Fulica atra LC breeding - 500-10,000 breeding pairs A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN resident - 2-4 breeding pairs A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding - 1,026-12,930 breeding pairs 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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IBA Monitoring

Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2013 high not assessed low
Was the whole site covered? Yes State assessed by unset
Accuracy of information good

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1 Threat Level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high
Biological resource use fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Human intrusions and disturbance work and other activities happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation Management Planning Conservation Action Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Very little or no conservation action taking place low
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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sonkul Wildlife Refuge 30,000 protected area overlaps with site 30,000
Son-Kol Lake Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 36,869 protected area overlaps with site 0
Karatal-Zhapyrk NR State Nature Reserve 21,259 unknown 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Alpine, subalpine & boreal -
Wetlands (inland) Standing fresh water -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Son-Kul Lake. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.