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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	breeding	2004	10-20 individuals	A3
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus	LC	breeding	2004	50 individuals	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	2004	1 adults	A3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2003	30 individuals	A1
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	2004	unknown	A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	2004	3-10 breeding pairs	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2004	100 individuals	A1
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2004	5-50 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2004	3-10 breeding pairs	A1
Great Tit Parus major	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2004	unknown	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding	2004	unknown	A3
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2004	unknown	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2004	unknown	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Desert	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	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
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	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
1981	Verkhnekoksyiskiy	Zakaznik	2
1996	Altun Emel	National Nature Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	45
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	30
Forest	Wooded desert & semi-desert	10
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	10
Shrubland	Low bushes	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
rangeland/pastureland	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Altyn-Emel National Park (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/altyn-emel-national-park-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.