Key Biodiversity Areas

Ayak-Bestau Hills (21992)
Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAquila nipalensisSteppe EagleEN2011A1clink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCircus macrourusPallid HarrierNT2007link-icon
AvesAnthropoides virgoDemoiselle CraneLC2007link-icon
AvesMelanocorypha yeltoniensisBlack LarkLC2007link-icon
AvesFalco naumanniLesser KestrelVU2007link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Ayak-Bestau Hills. 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 15, 2025.