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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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	2007	6,559 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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 (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	90
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils, Steppes & dry calcareous	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban & industrial areas, Ruderal land	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	80
hunting	20
rangeland/pastureland	10
water management	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sarshyganak Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sarshyganak-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.