AZ009
Varvara Reservoir


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC resident 1996 40-50 breeding pairs A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name Year formed
info avialable at AOS 2004
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
water management -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Varvara Reservoir. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/varvara-reservoir-iba-azerbaijan on 24/09/2023.