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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis	LC	resident (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2005)	< 50 birds	A1
Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii	LC	resident (2005)	3 birds	A3
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	NT	resident (2005)	8 pairs	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding (2005)	< 50 birds	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
Hume's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus humei	LC	breeding (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding (2006)	50-249 birds	A3
White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae	LC	resident (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident (2006)	50-249 birds	A3
Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis	LC	breeding (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus	LC	resident (2006)	50-249 birds	A3
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	250-999 birds	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident (2006)	50-249 birds	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	resident (2006)	50-249 birds	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident (2006)	50-249 birds	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	resident (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis	LC	breeding (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes	LC	resident (2006)	250-999 birds	A3
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys	LC	resident (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident (2006)	< 50 birds	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	resident (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	resident (2006)	50-249 birds	A3
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus	LC	resident (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1964	Alma-Atinskiy	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	45
Forest	25
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	17
Shrubland	10
Wetlands (inland)	3

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Almaty State Nature Reserve (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/almaty-state-nature-reserve-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.