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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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2004	< 50 breeding pairs	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2004	< 50 individuals	A3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2003	20-40 breeding pairs	A1
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	2000-2003	150-320 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	1998-2004	40-50 individuals	A1, A3
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	2007	< 50 breeding pairs	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2004	12-14 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2000-2004	< 50 breeding pairs	A3
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
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	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	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation	80
Grassland	Humid, Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Steppes & dry calcareous	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands, Other urban & industrial areas	5
Forest	Wooded steppe	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	40
rangeland/pastureland	20

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