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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
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	non-breeding	2005	5 individuals	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2005	20 breeding pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2005	3-5 breeding pairs	A1

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 (2006) 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
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Charynskiy	National Nature Park	13

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		80
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		15
Shrubland		5
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	60
not utilised	30
nature conservation and research	10
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Toraygyr Ridge (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/toraygyr-ridge-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.