Salmanykol lake (Kazakhstan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Salmanykol lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2007-2011	2 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2007-2008	35 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2012	favourable	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous, Dry grassland on sandy soils	70
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation, Standing brackish & salt water	25

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	10

Land ownership

State - individual farmers.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salmanykol lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salmanykol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 24/11/2024.