Lower reaches of the Ashchyozek River (Kazakhstan)

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Lower reaches of the Ashchyozek River

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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2006	27 breeding pairs	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2006	94 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	breeding	2006	255 breeding pairs	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	15 breeding pairs	A1, A3

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 (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2010	unfavourable	medium	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
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	800	700	individuals	88	near favourable
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	500	450	individuals	90	near favourable
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	60	100	individuals	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty	40
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	33
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils, Steppes & dry calcareous	20
Shrubland	Low bushes	5
Forest	Wooded desert & semi-desert	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower reaches of the Ashchyozek River (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-reaches-of-the-ashchyozek-river-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.