Tuzashchy and Karasor Lakes (Kazakhstan)

KZ058

Tuzashchy and Karasor Lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2005	300 individuals	A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	2005	545-835 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2005	1,500 individuals	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	2002-2005	6,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2002-2005	2,500-20,000 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2002-2005	12,000-22,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	2002-2005	3,500-15,000 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2000-2008	257-1,430 individuals	A1, A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	2000	39,500 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage	2000	43,600 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2000-2005	35,000-104,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2005	unfavourable	medium	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
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Desert	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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
Residential and commercial development	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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	80
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	15
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay	5
Shrubland	Low bushes	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	20
rangeland/pastureland	15

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tuzashchy and Karasor Lakes (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tuzashchy-and-karasor-lakes-iba-kazakhstan on 25/11/2024.