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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding | 2006 | 32 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding | 2006 | 143 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding | 2006 | 32 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding | 2006 | 14 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding | 2006 | 10-20 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes | LC | breeding | 2006 | 20 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2006 | 50-60 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2006 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1 |
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 (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | favourable | low | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | 32 | 1 | breeding pairs | 4 | very unfavourable |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 6,600 | 2 | breeding pairs | 1 | very unfavourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Shrubland | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous | 70 |
| Forest | Broadleaved deciduous, Flood-plain | 10 |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | 10 |
| Shrubland | Low bushes | 5 |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mugodzhary (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mugodzhary-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.