Key Biodiversity Areas

Western edge of the Karakoyin and Zhetikonyr Sands (21995)
Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesTetrax tetraxLittle BustardNT2007link-icon
AvesAquila nipalensisSteppe EagleLC2007link-icon
AvesAquila heliacaEastern Imperial EagleVU2007link-icon
AvesCircus macrourusPallid HarrierNT2007link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Western edge of the Karakoyin and Zhetikonyr Sands. 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.