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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | passage (2002) | 50-249 birds | A1, A4i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | passage (2002) | unknown | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2002) | 20,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2011 | good | not assessed | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | poor | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Common Quail Coturnix coturnix | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Anas crecca | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Rock Dove Columba livia | 3 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Oriental Turtle-dove Streptopelia orientalis | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Mew Gull Larus canus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 17 / 6 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Milvus migrans | 2 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo | 5 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 16 / 4 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 23 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Magpie Pica pica | 7 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula | 22 / 7 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Rook Corvus frugilegus | 30 / 16 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 95 | Temporary water bodies; Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Shrubland | 5 | Low bushes |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tassuat Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tassuat-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.