Ashchykol and Barakkol Lakes (Kazakhstan)

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Ashchykol and Barakkol Lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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 (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2005	near favourable	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
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
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous	60
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation, Standing fresh water	20
Shrubland	Low bushes	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	15
agriculture	5

Land ownership

Unknown.

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 23/11/2024.