Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | breeding | 2007 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding | 2007 | 50-200 individuals | A1 |
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | breeding | 2005-2007 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | near favourable | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Desert | 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 |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | 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 fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation | 70 |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - sandy | 30 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| water management | 50 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Telikol Lakes (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/telikol-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.