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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2005	1 individuals	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2005	13,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	2005	46,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2005	60,220 individuals	A4iii

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	220	32	individuals	15	very unfavourable
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	13	13	individuals	100	favourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	13,000	5	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	46,000	11	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Great White Egret Ardea alba	7	7	individuals	100	favourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Artificial water bodies	95
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation, Rivers & streams	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	minor (<10)
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Irtysh-Karaganda Waterworks 10 (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/irtysh-karaganda-waterworks-10-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.