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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	2006	50,000 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	2006	min 130 individuals	A1, A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2006	min 3,500 individuals	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	2005-2008	8-12 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2005	max 1,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2005-2006	50-93 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding	2005	unknown individuals	A3
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	LC	breeding	2005	unknown individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	58,700 individuals	A4iii

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 (2006) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	90
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	90
hunting	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amangeldy (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amangeldy-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.