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The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	-	300-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	-	100-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	breeding	-	500-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	-	2-4 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	-	1,026-12,930 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Sonkul	Wildlife Refuge	100
1994	Karatal-Zhapyrk NR	State Nature Reserve	-
2011	Son-Kol Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water	40
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine & boreal	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	40
agriculture	30
tourism/recreation	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Son-Kul Lake (Kyrgyzstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/son-kul-lake-iba-kyrgyzstan on 22/11/2024.