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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding (2007) | 180 birds | A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding (2007) | 7–36 pairs | A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding (2007) | 80–100 pairs | A1, A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2007) | 85–320 birds | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2007) | 1–7 pairs | A1 |
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 assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | good | low | medium |
| 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 | ||
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | 8 / 180 (birds) | 5 | very poor | ||
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 2 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | 2 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 20 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Long-eared Owl Asio otus | 3 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | 10 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 2 / 13 (birds) | 16 | very poor | ||
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | 10 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 3 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | 25 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 6 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 15 / 4 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 25 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Merlin Falco columbarius | 8 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | 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 |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 70 | Humid; Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe; Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 10 | Inland cliffs; Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas |
| Shrubland | 9 | Juniper scrub; Low bushes |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 6 | Arable land; Highly improved reseeded grasslands |
| Forest | 5 | Flood-plain; Broadleaved deciduous |
| Desert | minor (<10) | Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy |
| Wetlands (inland) | minor (<10) | Rivers & streams; Standing brackish & salt water |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 85 |
| not utilised | 10 |
| agriculture | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Kazakhstan uplands (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-kazakhstan-uplands-iba-kazakhstan on 25/12/2024.