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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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter	2004	123-500 individuals	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 (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	65
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	30
Shrubland	Low bushes	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	70
agriculture	30

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