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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (2005)	3,500 birds	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (2005)	8,500 birds	A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2005)	35,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe; Steppes & dry calcareous
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation; Standing fresh water
Shrubland	10	Low bushes
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs; Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	15
agriculture	5

Unknown.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ashchykol and Barakkol Lakes (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ashchykol-and-barakkol-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 25/12/2024.