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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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2007	2 breeding pairs	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2007	5-6 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2007	5 breeding pairs	A3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2007	20-40 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2007	1 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 (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Forest	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	50
Forest	Flood-plain, Native coniferous	30
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation	20
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Artificial water bodies	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	30
forestry	30
rangeland/pastureland	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iskrinskie Pine Forests (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iskrinskie-pine-forests-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.