Amangeldy (Kazakhstan) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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Amangeldy

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage (2006)	50,000 birds	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (2006)	min 130 birds	A1, A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage (2006)	min 3,500 birds	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding (2005–2008)	8–12 pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (2005)	max 1,000 birds	A1, A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (2005–2006)	50–93 pairs	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (2005)	unknown	A1, A3
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding (2005)	unknown birds	A3
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	LC	breeding (2005)	unknown birds	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2006)	58,700 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	moderate	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	-

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	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

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	90	Steppes & dry calcareous
Wetlands (inland)	10	Standing brackish & salt water

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	90
hunting	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amangeldy (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amangeldy-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.