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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	breeding	2001	5,017 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2001	204 individuals	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2001	56 individuals	A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2001	3,050 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding	2001	3,735 individuals	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2001	2,272 individuals	A4i

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 (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	70	80	individuals	100	favourable
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	2	5	individuals	100	favourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	11	151	individuals	100	favourable
Great White Egret Ardea alba	1	2	individuals	100	favourable
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	9	2	individuals	23	very unfavourable
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	10	4	individuals	40	unfavourable
Rook Corvus frugilegus	49	2	individuals	5	very unfavourable
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris	38	650	individuals	100	favourable
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	100	40	individuals	40	unfavourable

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation, Temporary water bodies, Rivers & streams	80
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - clay	20
Shrubland	Low bushes	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
nature conservation and research	60
agriculture	50
fisheries/aquaculture	50
water management	20
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shoshkakol Lakes (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shoshkakol-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.