Kumdykol-Zharlykol Lake System (Kazakhstan) IBA | Details

KZ056

Kumdykol-Zharlykol Lake System

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage (2005)	13–473 birds	A1, A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (2005)	235–850 birds	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (2005)	5,800–85,900 birds	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (2004)	30,000–70,000 birds	A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage (2005)	300–865 birds	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage (2005)	300–5,600 birds	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage (2005)	600–24,850 birds	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage (2005)	350–490 birds	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage (2005)	300 birds	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage (2005)	2,400 birds	A3, A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding (2005)	30 birds	A1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (2005)	2,450 birds	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage (2005–2007)	15–107 birds	A1, A4ii
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (2005)	1,660–2,540 birds	A1, A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (2006)	min 36 pairs	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage (2005)	30–70 birds	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 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2015	very poor	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	medium

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

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

Land use

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

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 23/12/2024.