Key Biodiversity Areas

Zharkol Lakes (21943)
Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesOxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed DuckEN2004A1clink-icon
AvesAnser albifronsGreater White-fronted GooseLC2004D1alink-icon
AvesAnser anserGreylag GooseLC2004B1, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesBucephala clangulaCommon GoldeneyeLC2004link-icon
AvesAnser erythropusLesser White-fronted GooseVU2004link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Zharkol Lakes. 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 17, 2025.