Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding (2006) | 5–10 pairs | A3 |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | NT | breeding (2006) | 29 birds | A1, A3 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding (2006) | 5–7 pairs | A1, A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2006) | 15–20 pairs | A1 |
| Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | LC | breeding (2006) | 500 birds | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding (2006) | 40–50 pairs | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2006. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | moderate | 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 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Shrubland | 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 |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Natural system modifications | 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 |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 85 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - sandy |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Highly improved reseeded grasslands; Other urban & industrial areas |
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | 5 | Rivers & streams; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 85 |
| water management | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uil River and Taysoygan Sands (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uil-river-and-taysoygan-sands-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.