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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus | LC | resident | 2001-2006 | < 50 individuals | A3 |
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | 10-20 individuals | A3 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | passage | 2001-2006 | 250-999 individuals | A1 |
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | breeding | 2005-2006 | 350-450 individuals | A1, A3 |
| Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | common | A3 |
| Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | 20-50 individuals | A3 |
| Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius | CR | breeding | 2003 | 1 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding | 2001-2006 | 10 individuals | A1, A3 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | unknown | A1 |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | < 50 | A3 |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | abundant | A3 |
| Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | abundant | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | abundant | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding | 2001-2006 | abundant | A3 |
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 | favourable | low | high |
| 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 | 15 | 15 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 10 | 10 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis | 4,000 | 25 | mature individuals | 1 | very unfavourable |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 50 | 15 | mature individuals | 30 | very unfavourable |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | 200 | 6 | mature individuals | 3 | very unfavourable |
| Little Owl Athene noctua | 1 | 20 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | 1 | 4 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | 1 | 2 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus | 1 | 2 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | 20 | 2 | breeding pairs | 10 | very unfavourable |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 20 | 7 | breeding pairs | 35 | very unfavourable |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | 1 | 3 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | 1 | 8 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | 1 | 40 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 1 | 40 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | 30 | 7 | breeding pairs | 24 | very unfavourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Desert | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Forest | 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 | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | 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 | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | high |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Zhusandala | State Reservation | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy | 95 |
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Forest | Wooded desert & semi-desert | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 100 |
| nature conservation and research | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhusandala (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhusandala-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.