Kultansor and Tatysor Lakes (Kazakhstan)

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Kultansor and Tatysor Lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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	breeding	2002-2003	present	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2002	abundant	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2002	common	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	2002	uncommon	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	-	present	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2003) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2003	unfavourable	medium	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	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous	50
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	15
Shrubland	Low bushes	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kultansor and Tatysor Lakes (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kultansor-and-tatysor-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.