Koybagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System (Kazakhstan)

KZ033

Koybagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	1996-2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	2007	142-65,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2007	1,108-35,932 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2007	1,727-87,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2007	36-2,030 individuals	A1, A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	2005	11,100 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	1997	22,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1997	19,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	2005	44,827 individuals	A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2006	2 individuals	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2007	unknown	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2007	unknown	A3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2000-2002	12-78 individuals	A1
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	2007	rare	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2004	25-150 individuals	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2007	unknown	A3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2007	unknown	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1996-2007	170,000-500,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	unfavourable	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	good

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	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
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2009	Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	93

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Highly improved reseeded grasslands, Other urban & industrial areas, Ruderal land	36
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	34
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
rangeland/pastureland	30
fisheries/aquaculture	25
agriculture	15

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Koybagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/koybagar-tyuntyugur-lake-system-iba-kazakhstan on 22/11/2024.