Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System (Kazakhstan)

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Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System

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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1996-2003	4,870-41,600 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1997-2003	6,600-51,000 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1997-2003	8,450-139,500 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1996-2005	900-2,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2002-2005	1,600-19,830 individuals	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	2005	3,035 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2005	9,613 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	breeding	2005	53,378 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding	2005	82,217 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage	2005	90,840 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1998-2003	20-39 breeding pairs	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2004	240-300 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	20,000 individuals	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 (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' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	491	10	individuals	3	very unfavourable
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	10,011	43	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Greylag Goose Anser anser	43	344	individuals	100	favourable
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	4	86	individuals	100	favourable
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	86	85,202	individuals	100	favourable
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	1,553	258	individuals	17	very unfavourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	11,607	85,599	individuals	100	favourable

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
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	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	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2009	Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	69

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation	55
Grassland	Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous	35
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved reseeded grasslands, Other urban & industrial areas, Ruderal land	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	35
rangeland/pastureland	15
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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