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 | 2007 | < 50 individuals | A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding | 2007 | 10-15 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding | 2007 | < 50 individuals | A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2007 | 10-45 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2007 | 1-6 breeding pairs | A1 |
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 (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | near favourable | high | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | 1 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | 20 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 20 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 20 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Corncrake Crex crex | 1 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | 1 | 50 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | 50 | 60 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 20 | 30 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 30 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Otus scops | 2 | 5 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 1 | 3 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 1 | 15 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 1 | 20 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo | 1 | 10 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 6 | 4 | breeding pairs | 67 | unfavourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Shrubland | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Forest | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Desert | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Unknown | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Steppes & dry calcareous, Humid | 55 |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas | 20 |
| Shrubland | Juniper scrub, Low bushes | 15 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | 6 |
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - stony | 4 |
| Forest | Flood-plain | minor (<10) |
| Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires & springs, Rivers & streams | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 90 |
| not utilised | 10 |
| agriculture | 6 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhagalbayly and Tuyemoynak Hills (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhagalbayly-and-tuyemoynak-hills-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.