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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2008	30-60 individuals	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2008	10-30 individuals	A1
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding	2006	2,500-3,500 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2006	300-400 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	20,000 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 (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	76	23	individuals	31	very unfavourable
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	250	170	individuals	68	unfavourable
Great White Egret Ardea alba	250	210	individuals	84	near favourable
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	110	107	individuals	98	favourable
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	2,100	10	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	1,000	1,002	individuals	100	favourable
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	10,000	10	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	370	170	individuals	46	unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation, Rivers & streams	48
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	25
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils	22
Shrubland	Low bushes	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	20
fisheries/aquaculture	10
water management	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kamysh-Samarskie Lakes (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kamysh-samarskie-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.