Current view: Text account
Site description (2006 baseline):
Site location and context
The IBA covers the flood areas in the lower reaches of the Malyi Uzen river, near the northern edge of the Ryn sands (desert massif). The site consists of a lake system in depressions with water fringe vegetation, plus surrounding desert steppe.
Typical set of waterfowl; 25 species of waterbirds were registered during a short-term survey in May 2006.
Non-bird biodiversity: Typical set of desert steppe and wetland plants, as well as typical small mammals, fox, wolf etc.
Cattle pasture near the villages at the northern part of the IBA, as well as medium sized agriculture fields near the IBA. Water from some lakes (regulated with dams) is used for small-scale irrigation. There is also regular fishing.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Almost annual fires can cause habitat destruction of differing scale; disturbance by fishermen; natural long-term fluctuations of water level in the lakes.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
None.
None.
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 23/12/2024.
