Lower reaches of the Karatal River (Kazakhstan) IBA | Details

KZ090

Lower reaches of the Karatal River

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage (2007)	5,000–6,000 birds	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage (2007)	30,000–50,000 birds	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage (2007)	20,000–30,000 birds	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2007)	100–300 birds	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage (2007)	10,000–12,000 birds	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage (2007)	30,000–50,000 birds	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding (2007)	10–30 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2007)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

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	good	low	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	poor

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

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

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.