Caspian Sea shore between Volga and Ural River Deltas (Kazakhstan) IBA | Details

Caspian Sea shore between Volga and Ural River Deltas

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding (2010)	min 48 birds	A1
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	non-breeding (2010)	min 370 birds	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	non-breeding (2010)	min 490 birds	A1
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	non-breeding (2010)	min 3,000 birds	A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	non-breeding (2010)	min 1,850 birds	A4i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	non-breeding (2010)	min 210 birds	A4i

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	very poor	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Rivers & streams; Temporary water bodies; Water-fringe vegetation; Standing brackish & salt water
Grassland	12	Dry grassland on sandy soils; Humid; Steppes & dry calcareous
Desert	8	Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	15
energy production and mining	15
water management	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Caspian Sea shore between Volga and Ural River Deltas (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/caspian-sea-shore-between-volga-and-ural-river-deltas-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.