Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | breeding (2007) | 6–28 birds | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2007) | 20,000-49,999 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | moderate | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | 10 / 28 (birds) | 36 | very poor | ||
| Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | 58 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | 34 / 4,500 (birds) | 1 | very poor | ||
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | 56 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 3 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | 2 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Coot Fulica atra | 97 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | 6 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | 2 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans | 4 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Desert | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Wetlands (inland) | 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 | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 80 | Rivers & streams; Standing fresh water; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Desert | 10 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy |
| Shrubland | 10 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | 80 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ushkol Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ushkol-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 22/12/2024.