Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding (2007) | 24–38 individuals | A3 |
| Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius | CR | breeding (2007) | 16 breeding pairs | A1, A3, A4i |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding (2007) | 7–70 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding (2007) | 150–175 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding (2007) | 50-249 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2007) | 640–1,220 breeding pairs | A1, A4ii |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2007) | 7–30 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | LC | breeding (2007) | 250-999 breeding pairs | A3 |
| White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera | LC | breeding (2007) | 50-249 breeding pairs | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | favourable | low | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the key species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | 2 / 1 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | 30 / 115 (individuals) | 27 | very unfavourable | ||
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | 20 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | 2 / 1 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 20 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | 8 / 40 (breeding pairs) | 20 | very unfavourable | ||
| Common Crane Grus grus | 8 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | 3 / 1 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | 50 / 50 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 70 / 50 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Sanderling Calidris alba | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Little Stint Calidris minuta | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 7 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis | 15 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 8 / 58 (individuals) | 14 | very unfavourable | ||
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | 30 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 6 / 16 (individuals) | 38 | very unfavourable | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 60 / 14 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo | 3 / 1 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| State (condition of the key species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Desert | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole population/area (>90%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Unknown | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 50 | Humid; Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe; Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Shrubland | 20 | Scrub; Low bushes; Juniper scrub |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 10 | Inland cliffs; Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Arable land; Other urban & industrial areas |
| Desert | 5 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty |
| Forest | 5 | Flood-plain |
| Wetlands (inland) | 5 | Rivers & streams; Fens, transition mires & springs; Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 85 |
| not utilised | 10 |
| agriculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chingiztau Mountains (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chingiztau-mountains-iba-kazakhstan on 13/01/2025.