Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding | 2002 | present | A3 |
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding | 2006-2007 | 200-400 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
Great Bustard Otis tarda | VU | breeding | 2002 | present | A3 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding | 2006-2007 | 11-15 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | NT | breeding | 2002-2007 | 100 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | NT | passage | 2002 | 150 individuals | A1 |
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | NT | passage | 2006-2007 | 1,000 individuals | A1 |
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) |
2007 | high | near favourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | - |
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 - agro-industry farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Residential and commercial development | commercial and industrial development | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
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 |
Artificial/Terrestrial | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable | |
Forest | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable | |
Grassland | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Ilmensky/Ilmensky (filial Arkaim)/Ilmensky (osnovnaya territoriya) | Zapovednik | 76,280 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ilmensky/Ilmensky (filial Arkaim)/Ilmensky (osnovnaya territoriya) | Zapovednik | 76,280 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ilmensky (filial Arkaim) | Zapovednik | 3,760 | protected area contained by site | 3,700 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - | |
Shrubland | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
other | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sources of the Bolshaya Karaganka and Syntasty rivers. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/01/2021.