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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2004-2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2005	2 individuals	A1
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	1998-2007	100-220 individuals	A1, A3
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	2004-2007	10-24 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1998-2007	24-27 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1998-2007	20 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1998-2007	3-5 breeding pairs	A1

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 (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	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	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous, Wooded steppe	80
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils, Steppes & dry calcareous	10
Shrubland	Low bushes	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Highly improved reseeded grasslands, Other urban & industrial areas	4
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
rangeland/pastureland	20
hunting	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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