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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2007	1,500-2,500 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	2007	200-300 individuals	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2007	6,000-15,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	20,000-40,000 individuals	A4iii

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 (2013) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		50
Wetlands (inland)		40
Forest		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	50
rangeland/pastureland	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhylandy Lake (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhylandy-lake-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.