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 |
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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).
The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
---|---|
info avialable at AOS | 2004 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
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.