Data Zone
Country/territory: Kazakhstan
IBA Criteria met: A1, A3, A4i, A4iii (2007)
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Area: 10,280 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2015 | not assessed | very unfavourable | not assessed |
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Site description
Short-grass meadows near the small town Korgalzhyn situated 120 km south-west of Astana, near the Nura river. The natural surrounding landscape is Festuca-Arthemisia steppe. Within a radius of 3-4 km from the town, there are pastures with different intensities of grazing where several colonies of Sociable Lapwing exist.
Key biodiversity
Seven breeding colonies of Sociable Lapwing; plus wagtails, pipits, some larks. Other birds are typical of anthropogenic landscapes.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vicinity of Korgalzhyn village. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 11/12/2019.
