Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius | CR | passage (2003) | 243 birds | A1, A4i |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage (2006) | 216 birds | A1 |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | NT | breeding (2006) | 415–475 birds | A1, A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2006) | 50,000-99,999 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2011 | very poor | not assessed | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | 178 / 7 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | 15 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Crane Grus grus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | 6 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | 200 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 70 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus | 1 / 232 (birds) | 1 | very poor | ||
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | 130 / 60 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus | 15 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | 3 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 46 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Milvus migrans | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo | 4 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 37 / 4 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 9 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Rook Corvus frugilegus | 4 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 10,490 / 50,000 (birds) | 21 | very poor | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 55 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy |
| Wetlands (inland) | 35 | Rivers & streams; Standing brackish & salt water; Temporary water bodies |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Other urban & industrial areas |
| Grassland | 5 | Dry grassland on sandy soils |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | major (>10) |
| rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
| energy production and mining | minor (<10) |
| urban/industrial/transport | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower reaches of the Emba River (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-reaches-of-the-emba-river-iba-kazakhstan on 27/12/2024.