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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	2001	180-220 breeding pairs	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2007	20-50 breeding pairs	A1
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	2001	80-100 breeding pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2001-2007	15-25 breeding pairs	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2006	206 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	2001-2003	150-450 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2004-2006	21-1,500 individuals	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2006	35,300 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Desert		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Sand dunes and beaches, Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	-
Desert	Desert, Semidesert	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Southern Agrakhan lake. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/12/2022.