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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2006	290 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	7	7	individuals	100	favourable
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	9	9	individuals	100	favourable
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	30	50	individuals	100	favourable
Garganey Spatula querquedula	200	200	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	2,500	2	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	15	15	individuals	100	favourable
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable

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

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%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
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

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	55
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	35
Forest	Flood-plain	10
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	55
fisheries/aquaculture	25

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Irtysh-Karaganda Waterworks 9 (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/irtysh-karaganda-waterworks-9-iba-kazakhstan on 22/11/2024.