Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding | 2007 | 180 individuals | A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding | 2007 | 7-36 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding | 2007 | 80-100 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2007 | 85-320 individuals | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2007 | 1-7 breeding pairs | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
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 | favourable | low | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | 180 | 8 | individuals | 5 | very unfavourable |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 1 | 2 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | 1 | 2 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 1 | 20 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Long-eared Owl Asio otus | 1 | 3 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | 1 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 13 | 2 | individuals | 16 | very unfavourable |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | 1 | 10 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 1 | 3 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | 1 | 25 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 1 | 6 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 4 | 15 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 1 | 25 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Merlin Falco columbarius | 1 | 8 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | 1 | 1 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Forest | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible 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%) | 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 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Humid, Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous | 70 |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas | 10 |
| Shrubland | Juniper scrub, Low bushes | 9 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands | 6 |
| Forest | Flood-plain, Broadleaved deciduous | 5 |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy | minor (<10) |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water | minor (<10) |
| 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 23/11/2024.