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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1991-2004	500-1,200 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1991-2004	350-900 individuals	B1i, B3
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	resident	1996-2004	685-2,800 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1996-2004	2,500 individuals	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1996-2004	15-950 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1996-2004	850-3,700 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,000-4,200 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1996-2004	60-125 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	resident	1996-2004	1,000-4,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1996-2004	1,200-1,500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1996-2004	6,800 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1996-2004	4,100-15,830 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1996-2004	650-2,400 individuals	B1i, B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,400-18,700 individuals	B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1996-2004	300-12,700 individuals	B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,200-3,800 individuals	B1i, B2
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	1996-2004	500-550 individuals	B1i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	1996-2004	320 individuals	B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,100-1,500 individuals	B1i
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	1996-2004	5,000-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1991-2004	20,000-65,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	1996-2004	25,600-41,000 individuals	A1, A4ii
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1988-2004	200-1,750 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1988-2004	2,900-8,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1988-2004	540-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	breeding	1996-2004	3,150 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	resident	1988-2004	4,000-5,850 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1991-2004	10-360 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1995-2004	1,800-3,150 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1988-1991	20,000-25,000 breeding pairs	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	110,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Aghgol National Park	National Park	17,924	protected area contains site	17,924
Agh-Ghol	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	500	protected area contained by site	500
Ag-Gelskiy	State Nature Reserve	4,400	protected area contained by site	4,400
Ag-Gel	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	3,900	protected area contained by site	3,900

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

Name	Year formed
Aggyol branch of Azerbaijan Ornithological Society	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Desert	Semidesert	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aggyol. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/142 on 04/06/2023.