Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding | 2007 | < 50 individuals | A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding | 2007 | 10-15 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding | 2007 | < 50 individuals | A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2007 | 10-45 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2007 | 1-6 breeding pairs | 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.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2017 | high | near favourable | negligible |
| Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
| Accuracy of information | good | ||
| Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - salty | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - stony | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Forest | Flood-plain | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Grassland | Humid | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Shrubland | Juniper scrub | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Shrubland | Low bushes | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires & springs | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
| Tadorna ferruginea | Ruddy Shelduck | 1 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Spatula querquedula | Garganey | 20 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Spatula clypeata | Northern Shoveler | 20 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | 20 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Crex crex | Corncrake | 1 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Ciconia nigra | Black Stork | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Vanellus vanellus | Northern Lapwing | 1 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | 50 | 60 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Limosa limosa | Black-tailed Godwit | 20 | 30 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Gallinago gallinago | Common Snipe | 30 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Otus scops | 2 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable | |
| Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle | 1 | 3 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Buteo rufinus | Long-legged Buzzard | 1 | 15 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Falco tinnunculus | Common Kestrel | 1 | 20 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Falco subbuteo | Eurasian Hobby | 1 | 10 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Falco cherrug | Saker Falcon | 6 | 4 | breeding pairs | 67 | unfavourable |
| Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
| Unknown | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | negligible |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Flood-plain | - |
| Shrubland | Juniper scrub, Low bushes | - |
| Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous, Humid | - |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - stony | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires & springs, Rivers & streams | - |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Zhagalbayly and Tuyemoynak Hills. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
