Key Biodiversity Areas

Terenkol Lake (22053)
Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAnser anserGreylag GooseLC2008D1alink-icon
AvesCygnus cygnusWhooper SwanLC2008D1alink-icon
AvesMergellus albellusSmewLC2008D1alink-icon
AvesBranta ruficollisRed-breasted GooseVU2008A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesBucephala clangulaCommon GoldeneyeLC2007link-icon
AvesAnser albifronsGreater White-fronted GooseLC2007link-icon
AvesMergus merganserGoosanderLC2007link-icon
AvesPodiceps cristatusGreat Crested GrebeLC2007link-icon
AvesLarus ridibundusBlack-headed GullLC2007link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Terenkol Lake. 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 23, 2025.