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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1996-2004	650-15,218 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1996-2004	1,500-8,000 individuals	B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,000-31,850 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1996-2004	7,000-40,485 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1996-2004	70 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

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.

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport	-
hunting	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sahil settlement - Shelf factory. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sahil-settlement--shelf-factory-iba-azerbaijan on 24/09/2023.