Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage (2005) | 680–2,190 birds | A4i |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | passage (2005) | 840–2,740 birds | A1, A4i |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage (2005) | 1,180–2,380 birds | A4i |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage (2005) | 5,820–15,900 birds | A4i |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage (2005) | 5–34 birds | A1 |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage (2005) | 155–640 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2005) | 17,300–47,200 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2015 | good | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 10 / 10 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | 100 / 100 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 500 / 500 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | 1,000 / 1,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 2,000 / 2,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Anas crecca | 1,500 / 1,500 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 5,110 / 116 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 80 | Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Grassland | 15 | Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Highly improved reseeded grasslands; Ruderal land |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 10 |
| agriculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maliy Kak Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maliy-kak-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.