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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1996–2004)	125–500 birds	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (1996–2004)	4,109–12,750 birds	B1i, B3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (1996–2004)	642–7,156 birds	B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter (1996–2004)	15–376 birds	B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (1996–2004)	9,500–23,177 birds	B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding (1996–1998)	100–7,950 pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1996–2004)	25,000–35,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1969	Apsheron	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV)	1
2005	Absheron National Park	National Park (II)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	95	Water fringe vegetation; Standing brackish and salt water
Desert	5	Semidesert

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	60
hunting	50
fisheries/aquaculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Absheron archipelago (north) and Pirallahi bay (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/absheron-archipelago-(north)-and-pirallahi-bay-iba-azerbaijan on 22/12/2024.