Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage | 2007 | 1,000-2,000 individuals | A4i |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | passage | 2007 | 1,000-1,500 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 2007 | 16,000-25,000 individuals | A4i |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage | 2007 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2007 | 37,000-57,000 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 (2015) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2015 | very unfavourable | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | 17 | 62 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | 17,250 | 650 | individuals | 4 | very unfavourable |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | 21,700 | 125 | individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | 25 | 138 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | 8 | 541 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 9 | 3 | individuals | 34 | very unfavourable |
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | 250 | 56 | individuals | 23 | very unfavourable |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 3,000 | 25 | individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | 3 | 8 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis | 2 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | 5 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | 38 | 16 | individuals | 43 | unfavourable |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 17,754 | 1,633 | individuals | 10 | very unfavourable |
| 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 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Sogrovskiy | Zakaznik | 67 |
| 1967 | Smirnovskiy | Zakaznik | 66 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation | 55 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands, Other urban & industrial areas | 26 |
| Forest | Wooded steppe | 15 |
| Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | 4 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
| agriculture | 30 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 30 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 6 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balykty Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balykty-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.