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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding (2007) | 5 pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding (2007) | 2–3 pairs | A1, A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding (2006) | 2–3 pairs | A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2007) | 30–50 pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2006–2007) | 4–15 pairs | A1 |
| Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani | LC | breeding (2007) | 400 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 assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | moderate | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (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 decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger 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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manyrak Mountains (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manyrak-mountains-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.