Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | passage (2012) | 1–3 birds | A1 |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | passage (2007–2011) | 550–803 birds | A1, A4i |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage (2007–2011) | 450–5,734 birds | A4i |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage (2007–2011) | 86–930 birds | A1, A4i |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage (2007–2012) | 292–3,860 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2011) | 3,771–28,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2015 | poor | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | 1 / 3 (birds) | 34 | very poor | ||
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 2,100 / 18 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | 2,276 / 803 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | 412 / 5,734 (birds) | 8 | very poor | ||
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | 10 / 10 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | 8,195 / 4,260 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | 214 / 930 (birds) | 24 | very poor | ||
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | 8 / 8 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Smew Mergellus albellus | 8 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Goosander Mergus merganser | 4 / 4 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | 1,742 / 94 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | 562 / 70 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | 551 / 35 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 1,000 / 292 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 88 / 88 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Coot Fulica atra | 4 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | 4 / 4 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | 5 / 5 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Merlin Falco columbarius | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 14,141 / 4,865 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | moderate (70–90%) | good (>90%) | moderate |
| Grassland | moderate (70–90%) | good (>90%) | moderate |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 45 | Arable land |
| Grassland | 15 | Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Wetlands (inland) | 15 | Water-fringe vegetation; Standing fresh water |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 45 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 25 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 10 |
| water management | 10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Batpakkol lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/batpakkol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 25/12/2024.