Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 2005-2006 | 7,500-10,000 individuals | A4i |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage | 2005-2006 | 200 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | passage | 2005-2006 | < 50 individuals | A1, A3 |
| Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | LC | passage | 2005-2006 | 10,000 individuals | A3 |
| White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera | LC | passage | 2005-2006 | 50-249 individuals | A3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2005-2006 | 20,200 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 (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | near favourable | low | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous | 50 |
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation | 50 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| agriculture | 25 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Korgankol Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/korgankol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.