Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | passage (2005) | 6,000–18,000 birds | A4i |
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | passage (2005) | 500–4,000 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2005) | 20,000-49,999 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | poor | low | high |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | 347 / 6,000 (birds) | 6 | very poor | ||
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | 270 / 24 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | 9 / 9 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 4 / 4 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | 14 / 14 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 3 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus | 10 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | poor |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Desert | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | 67 | Artificial water bodies |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 25 | Arable land; Other urban & industrial areas |
| Grassland | 5 | Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Wetlands (inland) | 3 | Rivers & streams |
| Desert | minor (<10) | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - stony |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| water management | 60 |
| hunting | 30 |
| agriculture | 25 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 20 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ters-Ashchibulak Reservoir (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ters-ashchibulak-reservoir-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.