Key Biodiversity Areas

Eastern Issyk Kul Lake (27415)
Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesGrus virgoDemoiselle CraneLC2010D1alink-icon
AvesTadorna ferrugineaRuddy ShelduckLC2010D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesNetta rufinaRed-crested PochardLC2010link-icon
AvesAnas acutaNorthern PintailLC2010link-icon
AvesBucephala clangulaCommon GoldeneyeLC2010link-icon
AvesPodiceps nigricollisBlack-necked GrebeLC2010link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Eastern Issyk Kul 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 11, 2025.