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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding (2007) | 10–15 pairs | A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | breeding (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2007) | 10–45 pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2007) | 1–6 pairs | A1 |
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 | 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 | ||
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | 50 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | 40 / 20 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 40 / 20 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 40 / 20 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Corncrake Crex crex | 10 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | 1 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | 50 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | 60 / 50 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 30 / 20 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 40 / 30 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Otus scops | 5 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 3 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 15 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 20 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo | 10 / 1 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 4 / 6 (pairs) | 67 | poor | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Desert | 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 |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | 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 |
| Unknown | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 55 | Steppes & dry calcareous; Humid |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 20 | Inland cliffs; Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas |
| Shrubland | 15 | Juniper scrub; Low bushes |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 6 | Arable land |
| Desert | 4 | Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - stony |
| Forest | minor (<10) | Flood-plain |
| Wetlands (inland) | minor (<10) | Fens, transition mires & springs; Rivers & streams |
| 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 25/12/2024.