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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2007	1,000-4,000 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	2007	2,000-5,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2007	5,000-20,000 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2007	3,000-15,000 individuals	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2007	1,000-2,900 individuals	A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	2007	900-2,000 individuals	A4i
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	passage	2007	50-200 individuals	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage	2007	1,400-2,000 individuals	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage	2007	1,900-3,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	20,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

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	3000	630	individuals	21	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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sogrovskiy	Zakaznik	134,100	protected area contains site	0
Smirnovskiy	Zakaznik	204,100	protected area contains site	835

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Wooded steppe	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Terenkol Lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/terenkol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 04/10/2023.