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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	breeding	2002-2005	4-7 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 (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis	10	33	individuals	100	favourable
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	14	2	individuals	15	very unfavourable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Milvus migrans	1	3	individuals	100	favourable
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris	1	2	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	1	2	individuals	100	favourable
Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum	1	5	individuals	100	favourable
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris	1	3	individuals	100	favourable
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	1	2	individuals	100	favourable
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	1	5	individuals	100	favourable
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka	1	7	individuals	100	favourable
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	1	1	individuals	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Forest	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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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
Unknown	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		50
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	30
Shrubland	Low bushes	20
Forest	Flood-plain	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Water-fringe vegetation	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	50
agriculture	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Charyn (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-charyn-iba-kazakhstan on 24/11/2024.