Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage | 2005 | 680-2,190 individuals | A4i |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | passage | 2005 | 840-2,740 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 2005 | 1,180-2,380 individuals | A4i |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage | 2005 | 5,820-15,900 individuals | A4i |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage | 2005 | 5-34 individuals | A1 |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 2005 | 155-640 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2005 | 17,300-47,200 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
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 | favourable | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 10 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | 100 | 100 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 500 | 500 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | 1,000 | 1,000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 2,000 | 2,000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Anas crecca | 1,500 | 1,500 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 116 | 5,110 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| 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 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation | 80 |
| Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous | 15 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved reseeded grasslands, Ruderal land | 5 |
| 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 23/11/2024.