Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River (Kazakhstan) IBA | Details

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Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage (2006)	5,000–30,000 birds	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2006)	10–100 birds	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (2006)	23–250 birds	A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2006)	20,000 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	good	high	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
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

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)	70
Desert	30

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	50

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-in-the-lower-reaches-of-the-chu-river-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.