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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding (2007) | 5 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding (2007) | 2–3 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding (2006) | 2–3 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2007) | 30–50 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2006–2007) | 4–15 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani | LC | breeding (2007) | 400 breeding pairs | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | near favourable | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the key species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | near favourable |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Tarbagatayskiy | Zakaznik (IV) | 89 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 65 | Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 30 | Inland cliffs; Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas |
| Shrubland | 5 | Low bushes |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 25 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manyrak Mountains (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manyrak-mountains-iba-kazakhstan on 20/01/2025.