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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | breeding (2007) | 4–10 pairs | A3 |
| Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | breeding (2007) | 2–4 pairs | A3 |
| Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding (2006–2007) | uncommon | A1 |
| Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria | LC | breeding (2007) | 2–4 pairs | A3 |
| Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala | LC | breeding (2007) | 2–6 pairs | A3 |
| Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus | LC | breeding (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula | LC | breeding (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | breeding (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus | LC | breeding (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | passage (2007) | 2 birds | A1 |
| Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | breeding (2007) | 50-249 pairs | A3 |
| Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus | LC | breeding (2007) | 50-249 birds | A3 |
| Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus | LC | breeding (2007) | 250-999 birds | A3 |
| Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus | LC | breeding (2005–2007) | 50-249 birds | A3 |
| Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane | LC | breeding (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana | LC | breeding (2007) | 50-249 birds | A3 |
| Brambling Fringilla montifringilla | LC | breeding (2007) | 50-249 birds | A3 |
| Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola | LC | breeding (2007) | 250-999 birds | 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 | high | 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 |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | good (>90%) | moderate |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Zapadno-Altayskiy | State Nature Reserve (Ia) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 30 | Treeline ecotone; Native coniferous |
| Grassland | 30 | Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe; Alpine, subalpine & boreal; Humid; Tundra |
| Shrubland | 20 | Low bushes; Scrub |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 10 | Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas |
| Wetlands (inland) | 10 | Fens, transition mires & springs; Raised bogs; Rivers & streams; Standing fresh water |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paradise Valley mountain plateau (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paradise-valley-mountain-plateau-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.