Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding | 2006 | 15 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding | 2006 | 30 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding | 2006 | 15 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding | 2006 | 688 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | unfavourable | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
| Desert | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | 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 |
| Biological resource use | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | 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 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 30 | |
| Grassland | 30 | |
| Shrubland | 30 | |
| Forest | 10 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 50 |
| forestry | 15 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Urda Sands (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/urda-sands-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.