Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2006 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | EN | passage | 2005 | 3 individuals | A1 |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | breeding | 2006 | 1,000 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | breeding | 2006 | 3,000 individuals | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | unfavourable | medium | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 13 | 2 | individuals | 16 | very unfavourable |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | 3,000 | 1,600 | individuals | 54 | unfavourable |
| Haematopus ostralegus | 1 | 2 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus | 33 | 472 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans | 1 | 800 | nests | 100 | favourable |
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 25 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | 3 | 5 | nests | 100 | favourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
| Shrubland | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Desert | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation | 45 |
| Grassland | Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous | 20 |
| Forest | Flood-plain | 15 |
| Shrubland | Scrub | 10 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban & industrial areas, Arable land | 5 |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - sandy | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 30 |
| water management | 30 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cherniy (Black) Irtysh Delta (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cherniy-(black)-irtysh-delta-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.