KZ067
Western edge of the Karakoyin and Zhetikonyr Sands


IBA Justification

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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT breeding (2007) 1 pairs A3
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis EN passage (2007) 5 birds A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (2007) 15–18 pairs A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding (2007) 2 pairs A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2007 poor high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70–90%) moderate (70–90%) poor
Desert good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert 95 Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy
Forest 5 Wooded desert & semi-desert

Land use

Land use % of IBA
urban/industrial/transport 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western edge of the Karakoyin and Zhetikonyr Sands (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-edge-of-the-karakoyin-and-zhetikonyr-sands-iba-kazakhstan on 25/12/2024.