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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage (2007) | 457 birds | A4i |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | passage (2005) | 640–1,750 birds | A1, A4i |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage (2005) | 395–1,540 birds | A4i |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | passage (2007) | 2,300–4,530 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2007) | 20,000–40,000 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 (2015) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2015 | very poor | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | 70 / 70 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 565 / 127 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | 1,512 / 4,653 (birds) | 33 | very poor | ||
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 1,500 / 12,000 (birds) | 13 | very poor | ||
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | 700 / 7,500 (birds) | 10 | very poor | ||
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 1,300 / 1,300 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 300 / 1,200 (birds) | 25 | very poor | ||
| Anas crecca | 500 / 15,400 (birds) | 4 | very poor | ||
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 6,447 / 42,745 (birds) | 16 | very poor | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 79 | Standing fresh water; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Grassland | 15 | Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe; Steppes & dry calcareous |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Arable land |
| Forest | 1 | Wooded steppe |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 70 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 10 |
| agriculture | 5 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhaltyr Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhaltyr-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.