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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1997	558 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1999	32-6,200 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1997-2000	1,310-28,200 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1997-2000	2,500-49,994 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1997-1999	50-506 individuals	A1, A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2006	present	A3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1997	3,000 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2004	30-80 breeding pairs	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2004	200-300 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2000	10 breeding pairs	A3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2006-2007	< 50 breeding pairs	A1, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997-2006	50,000-99,999 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 (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	338	130	individuals	39	very unfavourable
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	187	5	individuals	3	very unfavourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	106	1	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	102	6	individuals	6	very unfavourable
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	17	17	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	61	2	individuals	4	very unfavourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	224	45	individuals	21	very unfavourable
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	35	1	individuals	3	very unfavourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	1,120	7	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	60	60	individuals	100	favourable
Mew Gull Larus canus	29	29	individuals	100	favourable
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	18	18	individuals	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	9,671	359	individuals	4	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Shrubland	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	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
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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 fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	52
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous	32
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands	16
Shrubland	Low bushes	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
fisheries/aquaculture	40
rangeland/pastureland	30
agriculture	16

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kamyshovoe-Zhamankol Lakes (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kamyshovoe-zhamankol-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.