Number: unknown
Status. Category I. An endangered species.
Dissemination. In Kazakhstan, over the past 50 years, it has disappeared while nesting in the lower reaches of the river. The Syr Darya and the Aral Sea, occupying its former habitat in the Turgay Hollow. It currently nests on the northeastern coast of the Caspian Sea, in the middle reaches of the Syr Darya, on the lake. Balkhash, in the deltas of the Ili and Tentek rivers, on the lake. Sasykkol and along the river valley. Black Irtysh.