Lower reaches of the Karatal River (Kazakhstan)

KZ090

Lower reaches of the Karatal 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
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2007	5,000-6,000 individuals	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	2007	30,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	2007	20,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2007	100-300 individuals	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2007	10,000-12,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	2007	30,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2007	10-30 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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 (2014) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2014	favourable	low	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	poor

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
White Wagtail Motacilla alba	1	1	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	50
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy, Inland sand dunes	25
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils, Humid	10
Shrubland		10
Artificial/Terrestrial		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
fisheries/aquaculture	50
rangeland/pastureland	20
water management	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower reaches of the Karatal River (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-reaches-of-the-karatal-river-iba-kazakhstan on 22/11/2024.