Data Zone
Country/territory: Kazakhstan
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2007)
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Area: 954,830 hectares (9,548.30 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2006 | poor | medium | not assessed |
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Site description (2006 baseline)
Hilly sand dunes covered with tree-shrub vegetation, alternate with plains of sandy steppe.
Key biodiversity
Copmlex of birds typical for the northern dry steppe and semidesert, especially tree-shrub areas.
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 25/12/2024.