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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
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	2005	1,580 individuals	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	2005-2007	15-25 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2005	3,700 individuals	A1, A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	2005	21,560 individuals	A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	2004-2007	50-70 breeding pairs	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2005-2007	present individuals	A3
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding	2005-2007	250-1,000 individuals	A3
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	LC	breeding	2006	frequent	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2005	28,980 individuals	A4iii

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 (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	236	236	individuals	100	favourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	208	208	individuals	100	favourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	345	345	individuals	100	favourable
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	3,450	3,450	individuals	100	favourable
Mew Gull Larus canus	47	47	individuals	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	28,980	4,108	individuals	15	very unfavourable

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
Grassland		90
Artificial/Terrestrial		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	90
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vicinity of Korgalzhyn village (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vicinity-of-korgalzhyn-village-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.