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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2005	121-2,270 individuals	A1, A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2005	300-500 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2004	6,000 individuals	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2005	290-1,110 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	2005	1,450 individuals	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	2005	8,200-38,000 individuals	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	2005	9,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	2005	35,000 individuals	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	2005	5,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2005	15,000 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2005	11,000-15,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	2005	15,000 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage	2005	290-950 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	2005	30,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage	2006	80-84 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	2005-2007	2-10 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2004-2005	4-20 individuals	A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2001	610 individuals	A1
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	2005	37,000 individuals	A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	passage	2005	11,000 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage	2005	37,000-55,000 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006-2007	100-124 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	2004-2005	130-300 breeding pairs	A3
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding	2005	150-200 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2005	23,000-106,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Korgalzhyn	State Nature Reserve	15

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation	60
Grassland	Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban & industrial areas	10
Shrubland	Low bushes, Juniper scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	40
rangeland/pastureland	30
hunting	10
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhumay-Mayshukyr Lake System (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhumay-mayshukyr-lake-system-iba-kazakhstan on 22/11/2024.