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The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident	2004	common	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2004	10-50 individuals	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2004	common	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2004	abundant	A3
Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis	LC	resident	2004	uncommon	A3
Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus	LC	resident	2004	common	A3
Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris	LC	breeding	2005-2006	present	A3
Hume's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus humei	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2004	common	A3
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana	LC	resident	2004	rare	A3
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	resident	2004	common	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2004	uncommon	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding	2004	rare	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A3
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	2004	present individuals	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	breeding	2004	common	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	2004	common	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident	2004	common	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident	2004	rare	A3
Eurasian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus	LC	breeding	2004	rare	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident	2004	abundant	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident	2004	common	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	resident	2004	uncommon individuals	A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3
White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti	LC	breeding	2004	uncommon	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1926	Aksu-Dzhabagly	State Nature Reserve	57
2016	Western Tien-shan	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	61

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine & boreal, Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous	33
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	27
Shrubland	Juniper scrub, Low bushes, Scrub	25
Forest	Mixed, Broadleaved deciduous	6
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Forestry plantations	minor (<10)
Other		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation, Standing brackish & salt water, Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aksu-Dzhabagly State Nature Reserve (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aksu-dzhabagly-state-nature-reserve-iba-kazakhstan on 22/11/2024.