Data Zone
Country/territory: Kazakhstan
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2006)
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Area: 387,110 hectares (3,871.10 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2017 | good | very high | low |
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Site description (2006 baseline)
A slightly undulating, clay northern desert plateau with fragments of semidesert and dry steppe (places of old fires), and salt-marshes, terminated in the north by heavily cut precipices (“chinks”) forming a tortuous clayey escarpment. This creates an abrupt elevation grade between the plateau and the neighbouring plains. The relative height of the cliffs along is 200 m.
The vegetation is mainly Artemisia-Salsola associations.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Donyz-Tau cliff faces (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/donyz-tau-cliff-faces-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.