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The site was identified as important in 2005 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	2005	13-473 individuals	A1, A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2005	235-850 individuals	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2005	5,800-85,900 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2004	30,000-70,000 individuals	A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	2005	300-865 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2005	300-5,600 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2005	600-24,850 individuals	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage	2005	350-490 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage	2005	300 individuals	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2005	2,400 individuals	A3, A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2005	30 individuals	A1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	2005	2,450 individuals	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage	2005-2007	15-107 individuals	A1, A4ii
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2005	1,660-2,540 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006	min 36 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	2005	30-70 individuals	A1, A3
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding	2005	common	A3
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	LC	breeding	2005	common	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2005	35,000-110,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	30,000	23,000	individuals	77	near favourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	3,000	3,000	individuals	100	favourable
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	250	250	individuals	100	favourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	24,850	2,500	individuals	11	very unfavourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	110,000	28,750	individuals	27	very unfavourable

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
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban & industrial areas	35
Grassland	Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous	15
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	5
Shrubland	Low bushes	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	30
fisheries/aquaculture	30
hunting	30
rangeland/pastureland	20

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