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Site description (2006 baseline):
Site location and context
The valley is confined in the north by Ketmenski and Kegetsky mountain ranges (Kazakhstan), in the south by Terski Ala Too mountain range. The relief is dominated by foothill- adyr plains, hilly valley. Precipitation up to 370 mm per year. Main rivers are Karkira, Kelen and Tekes. The highway passes along the valley. In landscapes dominated steppe and meadow formations of different types. Forests are spruce and deciduous trees species. Shrubs and wetlands are present in river valleys.
Mass migration of Demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) in April. Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) is seen in fall and early spring. Rare birds recorded here are Black stork (Ciconia nigra) and Saker falcon (Falco cherrug). Site is along the mass passage route of passerine, waders and Anatidae
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Agricultural intensification, fires, drainage, logging and selective logging
Data-sheet compiled in 2006 by K. Eremčenko, received by BirdLife Cambridge May 2008, translated by Tsovinar Hovhannisyan in summer 2010, entered into WBDB by Rory McCann in autumn 2010.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karkyra Valley (Kyrgyzstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karkyra-valley-iba-kyrgyzstan on 23/11/2024.
