Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding (2003–2006) | 30–40 pairs | A1, A3 |
| Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus | LC | breeding (2003–2006) | 20–30 pairs | A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding (2003–2006) | 26 pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding (2003–2006) | 26 pairs | A1, A3 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2003–2006) | 32 pairs | A1 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | good | very high | low |
| 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 | ||
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis | 6 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Little Owl Athene noctua | 3 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | 1 / 89 (pairs) | 2 | very poor | ||
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 5 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 4 / 3 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Buteo rufinus | 10 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 5 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 1 / 32 (pairs) | 4 | very poor | ||
| Eurasian Magpie Pica pica | 50 / 4 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | 100 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera | 50 / 50 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina | 7 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra | 1 / 1 (females) | 100 | good | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Desert | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% 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 |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 75 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - stony |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 25 | Inland cliffs |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | minor (<10) | Other urban & industrial areas; Ruderal land |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) | Low bushes |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | 95 |
| rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
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.