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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2007	1 breeding pairs	A3
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	passage	2007	5 individuals	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2007	15-18 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2007	2 breeding pairs	A3

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Desert		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Forest		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Wooded desert & semi-desert	-
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Western edge of the Karakoyin and Zhetikonyr Sands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.