Eastern Issyk Kul Lake (Kyrgyzstan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Eastern Issyk Kul Lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	1976-1986	400-1,000 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	1976-1986	600-6,000 unknown	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1976-1986	2,000-4,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1976-1986	6,000-12,000 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1976-1986	200-400 individuals	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	1976-1986	2,000-6,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1976-1986	9,000-22,000 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1976-1986	15,000-40,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	not assessed	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1948	Issyk-Kul	State Nature Reserve	56
1976	Isyk-Kul State Reserve with the Lake Isyk-Kul	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	40
2001	Issyk Kul	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Standing fresh water, Fens, transition mires & springs, Standing brackish & salt water	64
Grassland	Humid	24
Shrubland	Low bushes, Scrub	8
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
hunting	20
agriculture	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Issyk Kul Lake (Kyrgyzstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-issyk-kul-lake-iba-kyrgyzstan on 22/11/2024.