Key Biodiversity Areas

Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River (21938)
Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAythya ferinaCommon PochardVU2007A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAythya nyrocaFerruginous DuckNT2006link-icon
AvesPelecanus crispusDalmatian PelicanVU2006link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.