Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2007 | medium | near favourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | |||
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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 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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rangeland/pastureland | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
water management | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Southern Agrakhan lake. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2022.